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A new test has been setup on another domain to test whether or not CSS is read from the eyes of search engines.

We conducted an earlier test about whether Google entered CSS files and we received inconclusive results. This new test should accurately measure if search engines read CSS files even if it has been blocked off in the robots.txt. I cannot disclose the details of the test yet, but it does open many possibilities if Google refuses to index out the cascading style-sheets.

If Google and other search engines read CSS files when it has been blocked off in the robots.txt, does this reduce the integrity of the robots.txt file?

However, in an argument for search engines, it may be necessary to read the robots.txt file. If the search engines don’t read it, intelligent spammers can reduce the quality of search engine result pages (SERPs). I know I hate it when I don’t see relevant websites ranking for a particular term, especially if the websites on the first page are there by spam alone.

I guess it’s a hard one to consider: integrity of the robots.txt file or the quality of SERPs. Now that I think about it, the answer is becoming more clear.

Stay tuned for part 2.

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