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    • poolguy
      poolguy last edited by

      We've got pages that, when I search for them in Google and click on Cache, show NO styles, nothing from the CSS.  Is there any way that could effect rankings?  I don't think so, but it does fall into the category of showing one thing to the bots and another to the user, which is bad.

      Also, could blocking /scripts in robots.txt be preventing bots from accessing the CSS?

      Thanks

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      • joseph.chambers
        joseph.chambers last edited by

        How does the magnifying glass look that takes a snapshot of the page? If that looks fine then remember what the search crawler actually sees: http://www.webconfs.com/search-engine-spider-simulator.php

        If you're blocking /scripts and your CSS is in there then yes - you are blocking it.

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        • poolguy
          poolguy @joseph.chambers last edited by

          But why would the SERP preview screenshot appear different than the cached page?

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          • joseph.chambers
            joseph.chambers @poolguy last edited by

            Thats a good question! I can't honestly say but if that is showing correctly then you don't need to worry about it effecting the rankings or your CTR.

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