This morning, Google began sending out a new notification through the Google Search Console for websites that appear to be blocking their CSS and JavaScript assets. The new warning reads, “Googlebot ...

Google announced they’ve updated their webmaster guidelines to specifically note that blocking your CSS or JavaScript files may have a negative impact on your indexing and search rankings in Google.

Google renders all HTML pages for search indexing. Rendering is resource-intensive but necessary for comprehensive indexing. JavaScript-heavy websites are now fully processed by Google. Google renders ...

CSS background images aren’t indexed by Google Image Search. Google recommends using HTML img or picture tags for meaningful visuals. Decorative images can remain in CSS if they don’t contribute to ...