Mass notifications sent by Google for Blocking JavaScript and CSS files.
Google Search Console had sent mass notification warnings to the webmasters that Googlebot is not able to access the CSS or Javascript files on their websites. The webmasters were in dilemma that this roll out might result in the drop in their website rankings.
On 28th of this month, Google sent out the notifications at such a rapid pace such that tons of webmasters received this warning instantly through the Google Search Console. Due to this, the websites were being blocked that appear to be blocking their CSS and JS assets.
The warning message looks like this:
This message reads, “Googlebot Cannot Access CSS & JS on…” shuddered webmasters as their anxiety level shoots up as and when their rankings come under alarming circumstances. Google keeps rolling out such notifications to keep the webmasters informed about its existence. Most of the WordPress sites are getting this notification because their /wp/includes/ folder is blocked by robots.txt.Google Search Console had sent mass notification warnings to the webmasters that Googlebot is not able to access the CSS or Javascript files on their websites. The webmasters were in dilemma that this roll out might result in the drop in their website rankings.
On 28th of this month, Google sent out the notifications at such a rapid pace such that tons of webmasters received this warning instantly through the Google Search Console. Due to this, the websites were being blocked that appear to be blocking their CSS and JS assets.
The warning message looks like this:
Last year Google has updated their webmaster and had clearly stated that blocking CSS and JS can result in “suboptimal rankings.” Now the webmasters clearly see the implementation in the midst of the coming year i.e. 2015.
But again, Big Thanks to Google. As usual, they send you the instructions that can be followed to diagnose the issue. You need to use the “Fetch and Render" tool within the Search Console.
Hope this helps, friends.
