Kilotest: Violations of link indication poor issue for Hesperian Health Guides page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://hesperian.org/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:37 by job 261007T2129-2eu
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 947
  • Violators: 295
  • Issues: 57
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
• Priority: low
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
• Reported by 3 rule engines (Axe + SureA11y + Testaro)
• Violations: 20
• Violators: 18

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the link indication poor issue.

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• Element 529

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Health Wiki
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://en.hesperian.org/hhg/HealthWiki">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 50, y = 2525, width = 81, height = 18
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 531

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Language Hub
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://languages.hesperian.org">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 50, y = 2555, width = 105, height = 18
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• Element 533

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Mobile Apps
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://hesperian.org/mobile-apps/">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/a[3]
  • Bounding box: x = 50, y = 2585, width = 90, height = 18
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• Element 535

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Books
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://store.hesperian.org">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/a[4]
  • Bounding box: x = 50, y = 2615, width = 46, height = 18
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• Element 537

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: About Us
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://hesperian.org/about/">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/a[5]
  • Bounding box: x = 50, y = 2645, width = 67, height = 18
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• Element 558

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Buy Books
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://store.hesperian.org">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/section[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 2518, width = 78, height = 18
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• Element 560

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Bulk Ordering & Review Copies
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://store.hesperian.org/pages/bulk-ordering">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/section[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 2548, width = 224, height = 18
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• Element 562

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Books Store FAQs
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://store.hesperian.org/pages/faqs">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/section[1]/div[1]/a[3]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 2578, width = 132, height = 18
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• Element 564

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Apply for free Books
  • Start tag: <a style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" href="https://hesperian.org/apply-for-gratis-books/">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/section[1]/div[1]/a[4]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 2608, width = 146, height = 18
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• Element 566

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Contact Us
  • Start tag: <a onmouseover="this.style.color='#428bca'" onmouseout="this.style.color='white'" style="font-size: 16px; color: white; line-height: 30px;" href="https://hesperian.org/contact-us/">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/section[1]/div[1]/a[5]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 2638, width = 81, height = 18
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• Element 575

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SOCIAL & CONTACT … hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HesperianHealthGuides" traget="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1497, y = 2539, width = 43, height = 15
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• Element 579

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SOCIAL & CONTACT … hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hesperian.org" traget="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1554, y = 2539, width = 43, height = 15
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• Element 582

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SOCIAL & CONTACT … hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hesperianhealthguides/" traget="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[3]
  • Bounding box: x = 1611, y = 2539, width = 38, height = 15
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• Element 586

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SOCIAL & CONTACT … hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/hesperianhealthguides" traget="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[4]
  • Bounding box: x = 1663, y = 2539, width = 38, height = 15
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• Element 590

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SOCIAL & CONTACT … hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HesperianHealthGuides" traget="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[5]
  • Bounding box: x = 1715, y = 2539, width = 44, height = 15
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• Element 599

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: (510) 845-1447
  • Start tag: <a href="tel:510 845 1447" style="font-size: 14px; color: white; line-height: 0px;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[6]
  • Bounding box: x = 1497, y = 2693, width = 94, height = 16
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• Element 601

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: hesperian@hesperian.org
  • Start tag: <a href="mailto:hesperian@hesperian.org" style="font-size: 14px; color:whit; line-height: 0px;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/section[1]/div[1]/a[7]
  • Bounding box: x = 1497, y = 2715, width = 158, height = 16
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• Element 606

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Privacy Policy
  • Start tag: <a href="https://store.hesperian.org/policies/privacy-policy">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/span[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 490, y = 2813, width = 69, height = 12
  • Reported by Axe + SureA11y + Testaro
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