Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 761 on Buy Nothing Project page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://buynothingproject.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:46 by job 261007T1941-8qh
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 850
  • Violators: 399
  • Issues: 49
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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: 72
• Violators: 64

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Announcements
• Start tag: <a class="framer-text framer-styles-preset-124426h" data-styles-preset="bWwB1QZxc" href="./announcements" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[5]/h6[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 812, y = 3526, width = 124, height = 21
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 761 of the Buy Nothing Project page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt