Get the latest tech news

Google Search's Cache Links Are Officially Being Retired


Google has removed links to page caches from its search results page, the company's search liaison Danny Sullivan has confirmed. From a report: "It was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn't depend on a page loading," Sullivan wrote on X. "These days, things have gre...

Google has removed links to page caches from its search results page, the company's search liaison Danny Sullivan has confirmed. SEO professionals could use it to debug their sites or even keep tabs on competitors, and it can also be an enormously helpful news gathering tool, giving reporters the ability to see exactly what information a company has added (or removed) from a website, and a way to see details that people or companies might be trying to scrub from the web. Or, if a site is blocked in your region, Google's cache can work as a great alternative to a VPN.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of Google

Google

Photo of Google Search

Google Search

Photo of cache links

cache links

Related news:

News photo

Google's Pixel Watch camera app gets a new feature you're going to love

News photo

Google Filing Reveals It Slashed Spending on Acquisitions in 2023

News photo

Juno App Brings YouTube to Apple Vision Pro Because Google Won't