Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 64 on Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.pnsqc.org/about/contact/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:55 by job 261007T2138-7yc
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 512
  • Violators: 199
  • Issues: 17
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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: 5
• Violators: 4

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-desktop px-2.5 py-2 text-pnsqc-slate hover:text-white transition-colors rounded-lg">
• XPath: /html/body/header[1]/nav[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[3]
• Bounding box: x = 828, y = 40, width = 56, height = 40
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 64 of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference contact 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