Does it matter that our cached pages aren't displaying style
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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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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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But why would the SERP preview screenshot appear different than the cached page?
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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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