Kilotest: Violations of tab-opening link action unstated? issue for 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

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the tab-opening link action unstated? issue.

Take me there links will open the page in a new tab and try to scroll to the element and highlight it. This does not always succeed. You can return here by closing the new tab.

• Element 716

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: Simulations by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder . Mini-Challenges and questions by Virtual Science Teachers.
  • Start tag: <span>
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/section[2]/div[1]/p[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 469, y = 2053, width = 983, height = 20
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 717

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Start tag: <a href="https://phet.colorado.edu/" 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[2]/div[1]/p[1]/span[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 559, y = 2055, width = 364, height = 15
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 718

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: PhET licensing information
  • Start tag: <span>
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/section[2]/div[1]/p[1]/span[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 469, y = 2073, width = 983, height = 20
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 719

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: PhET licensing information
  • Start tag: <a href="https://phet.colorado.edu/en/licensing" 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[2]/div[1]/p[1]/span[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 469, y = 2075, width = 159, height = 15
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 722

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: A Weekly Newsletter for Science Teachers … This newsletter is for adults, not students. Please do not submit student information. Unsubscribe anytime.
  • Start tag: <div class="newsletter-simple">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 580, y = 2249, width = 760, height = 238
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 725

  • 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
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 995

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 400, y = 4368, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 996

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://phet.colorado.edu/en/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 400, y = 4368, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1000

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4392, width = 250, height = 92
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1001

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.coaxiomservices.net/training-simulations/index.html" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4392, width = 250, height = 92
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1005

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4406, width = 250, height = 65
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1006

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.theworkforcecouncil.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4406, width = 250, height = 65
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1010

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4357, width = 250, height = 163
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1011

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://chemistrytalk.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4357, width = 250, height = 163
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1017

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 415, y = 4560, width = 220, height = 147
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1018

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.horizonshamptonroads.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 415, y = 4560, width = 220, height = 147
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1022

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4563, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1023

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://vasc.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4563, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1027

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4563, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1028

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.bgcseva.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4563, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1032

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4612, width = 250, height = 43
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1033

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://emediava.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4612, width = 250, height = 43
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1037

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 400, y = 4816, width = 250, height = 27
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1038

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.ontheair.cleanairpartners.net/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 525, y = 4816, width = 0, height = 27
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1042

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4760, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1043

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://keslerscience.com/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4760, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1046

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 970, y = 4737, width = 270, height = 186
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1047

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[13]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 970, y = 4737, width = 270, height = 186
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 931

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 3730, width = 250, height = 146
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 932

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://covastem.com/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 3730, width = 250, height = 146
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 936

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 3733, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 937

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://hamptonroadscf.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 3733, width = 250, height = 141
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 960

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 400, y = 4068, width = 250, height = 71
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 961

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.societyforscience.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 400, y = 4068, width = 250, height = 71
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 965

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4031, width = 250, height = 145
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 966

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://cpsef.com/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 690, y = 4031, width = 250, height = 145
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 970

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4068, width = 250, height = 70
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 971

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://dollar.bank/about/corporate-social-responsibility" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 980, y = 4068, width = 250, height = 70
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 975

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="elementor-widget-container">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4031, width = 250, height = 143
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 976

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.dominionenergy.com/about/our-company/charitable-foundation" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1270, y = 4031, width = 250, height = 143
  • Reported by Pour + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?