Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 725 on Virtual Science Teachers page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://virtualscienceteachers.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 23:08 by job 261007T2305-1s9
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1118
  • Violators: 496
  • Issues: 47
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

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: 59
• Violators: 40

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Get the Penguin Post … (opens in a new tab)
• Start tag: <a class="newsletter-btn" href="https://virtualscienceteachers.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=63ad0c4bb7a725b2cabd483be&amp;id=ae9a08f8e8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/section[3]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 858, y = 2375, width = 204, height = 54
• Reported by Testaro

Take me there

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 725 of the Virtual Science Teachers page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt