Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 491 on Taproot Foundation contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://taprootfoundation.org/contact
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:20 by job 261007T2148-sru
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 644
  • Violators: 233
  • Issues: 35
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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: 35
• Violators: 16

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TaprootFoundation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Taproot on Facebook">
• XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]
• Bounding box: x = 1548, y = 2210, width = 24, height = 24
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 491 of the Taproot Foundation 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