Website loading without CSS (plain text)

4.5

The site appears as a long list of blue links on a white background with no styling.

Symptoms
  • No colors
  • No layout
  • Just text and links
Possible Causes
  • CSS file blocked
  • Slow connection
  • Server error

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Hard Refresh

Press Ctrl+F5 to force the browser to re-download the CSS file.

2

Check Firewall/Antivirus

Some security software blocks .css files from unknown servers.

3

Wait and Retry

The server hosting the styles might be temporarily down.

When to See a Technician

This happens if the <link rel="stylesheet"> tag points to a URL that returns a 404 or 500 error.

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