Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 749 on Synchronicity Earth USA Annual Reports and Spotlight page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.synchronicityearth.org/about-us/annualreview/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:06 by job 261007T2139-gxp
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 499
  • Violators: 198
  • Issues: 63
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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: 6
• Violators: 4

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Web Development Company | Douglass Digital
• Start tag: <a href="https://linktr.ee/douglassdigital" class="ft-douglass_digital" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[3]/div[2]/footer[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 562, y = 2967, width = 304, height = 17
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

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Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 749 of the Synchronicity Earth USA Annual Reports and Spotlight 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