Unexpected popup on page load Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Do not open popup windows when pages first load.

Help

This disorients people who cannot see that a new window has opened, including screen reader and screen magnifier users. Only open new windows in response to a user action, or move the popup content inline into the page.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F52 (Success Criteria: 3.2.1 level A, 3.2.5 level AAA)
• WCAG 2.1 F52 (Success Criteria: 3.2.1 level A, 3.2.5 level AAA)
• WCAG 2.2 F52 (Success Criteria: 3.2.1 level A, 3.2.5 level AAA)
• Section 508 (2017) F52 (Success Criteria: 3.2.1 level A, 3.2.5 level AAA)
• EN 301 549 F52 (Success Criteria: 3.2.1 level A, 3.2.5 level AAA)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints. EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 2026.61 Improved detection.
• 6.47 Dec 2022 Improved event handler detection.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccWcag2-F52-1