FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

  1. What is CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)?
  2. Must the reciprocal link be from the same site as I suggest?
  3. Why wasn't my reciprocal link accepted?
  4. Why isn't my site in the main category despite of that my reciprocal link was approved?
  5. What do the different icons symbolise?
  6. I had problems during registration, what shall I do?
  7. How can I be a selected web site on the front page?
  8. Why do I see traces from Strictly CSS in my log files (User agent)?

What is CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)?

In computing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to style web pages written in HTML and XHTML, but the language can be applied to any kind of XML document, including SVG and XUL. The CSS specifications are maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

For more information see Wikipedia.
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Must the reciprocal link be from the same site as I suggest?

No, if you wan't to link from another site you own you are free to do that.
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Why wasn't my reciprocal link accepted?

The most common reason is that the link isn't a direct link, but redirects. It can also be because the link wasn't found on the page it was supposed to be.

The link must be in one of these two formats (only first part of the HTML is written):

  1. <a href="http://www.strictlycss.com">
  2. <a href="http://www.strictlycss.com" target="_blank">

The reason for this is that the link will automatically be checked periodically to avoid abuse.
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Why isn't my site in the main category despite of that my reciprocal link was approved?

This is caused by that the automatic control wasn't able to detect the link to Strictly CSS. The link could have been removed or your site was down when the check was done. Your site will automatically be listed again in the main category next time the automatic control detects the link.
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What do the different icons symbolise?

New The site is newly added to the directory.
Popular This is a popular (HOT) site with many visitors. This is measured by number of clicks and how many days the site has been in the directory.
Rating This is the rating the visitors have given to the site.
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I had problems during registration, what shall I do?

Please contact us and write a specific explanation as possible. Inform us about what error you experienced, which fields gave the error, and what kind of text you tried to submit.
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How can I be a selected web site on the front page

That selection is made automatically based on when the site was registered, and some other stuff we won't go in detail about.
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Why do I see traces from Strictly CSS in my log files (User agent)?

Strictly CSS has some functions which can result in traces from the User agent belonging to Strictly CSS. If you have registered a site in the directory it will automatically be checked for its existence periodically. This is done to ensure that Strictly CSS has the highest possible quality, and don't contains dead links. This function will identify itself with the following User agent:
Strictly CSS. ( http://www.strictlycss.com/information/faq.asp#useragent )

You can also check Server Header for other links and web sites at Strictly CSS. This solution will identify itself with this User agent:
Strictly CSS. User IP: Your IP ( http://www.strictlycss.com/tools/check-server-header.asp )

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