Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1269 on Rainforest Alliance contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/contact/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:27 by job 261007T2157-dct
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 10
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 2727
  • Violators: 1453
  • 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: 282
• Violators: 186

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Rainforest Alliance
• Start tag: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/privacy-policy/cookie-policy/">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[2]/div[2]/div[21]/div[3]/span[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 977, y = 3639, width = 177, height = 39
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 1269 of the Rainforest Alliance 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