Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 786 on Translation Commons volunteer page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://translationcommons.org/web-volunteer-page/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-08 at 04:07 by job 261008T0404-s6j
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1648
  • Violators: 549
  • Issues: 54
• 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: 146
• Violators: 94

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Learn More →
• Start tag: <a href="https://translationcommons.org/program-manager/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[5]/div[2]/article[6]/div[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1417, y = 3210, width = 107, height = 27
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 786 of the Translation Commons volunteer 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