Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 194 on Freedom Forum page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.freedomforum.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:29 by job 261007T2113-p0e
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 729
  • Violators: 291
  • Issues: 64
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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: 30
• Violators: 20

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Shop
• Start tag: <a href="https://shop.freedomforum.org/" class="nav-link" target="_blank" style="width: auto;">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/header[1]/div[2]/div[1]/nav[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[7]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1381, y = 200, width = 58, height = 31
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 194 of the Freedom Forum 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