Kilotest: Diagnoses of input has placeholder instead of name violation by HTML element 163 on Charity Navigator page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.charitynavigator.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:56 by job 261007T1941-rxh
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 720
  • Violators: 293
  • Issues: 47
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot get reliable help on what information to enter in a form item
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 2
• Violators: 2

About the violator

• Tag name: INPUT
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <input type="text" name="q" id="search" placeholder="Search by Charity or Cause" class="form-input tw:!flex-auto tw:!flex-grow tw:!inline-block tw:!items-stretch tw:!pl-5 tw:!pr-0 tw:!py-0 tw:!ring-0 tw:!shadow-none tw:!transition-colors tw:sm:text-sm tw:!text-base tw:!text-night-sky-800 tw:!bg-white tw:!rounded-md tw:!rounded-tr-none tw:!rounded-br-none tw:!border-opacity-100 tw:!border-gray-500 tw:!border tw:hover:!bg-gray-100 tw:hover:!border-gray-500 tw:hover:!border-opacity-50 tw:!outline-none tw:focus:!ring-0 tw:focus:!bg-gray-100 tw:focus:!border-blue-400 tw:placeholder:!text-gray-600" value="" style="">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the input has placeholder instead of name issue for HTML element 163 of the Charity Navigator page.

1. Element has a placeholder but no accessible name

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: phOnly