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At work, the question floating around at the moment is whether Google indexes a .css file even if it has been blocked off in the robots.txt? Well I have put the question to the test on my personal SEO experimental website.

When I think about it, Google must ignore robots.txt files and read the css file regardless. This is because there is no other accurate way to determine hidden content and where elements are exactly located on a page. For example, would <h1 class=”massive”> be really massive or is it a size 10 pixel heading? If Google did not follow the css file that was blocked off in the robots.txt, webmasters could exploit Google’s algorithm and Google would be loosing out on truly “relevant” results.

To be sure however, the test will be put forward to determine beyond reasonable doubt whether or not Google reads/crawls .css files.

Stay tuned for Pt. 2

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