Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 163 on Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://pnsqc.org/
• Tested 14 days ago on 2026-09-25 at 22:47 by job 260925T2245-p1r
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 957
  • Violators: 444
  • Issues: 30
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 75
• Violators: 52

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Blog
• Start tag: <a href="https://newsletter.pnsqc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="header-nav-item-mobile px-3 py-2 text-pnsqc-slate hover:text-white transition-colors rounded-lg">
• XPath: /html/body/header[1]/nav[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[3]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 163 of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt