Google Cache is fully disabled now

If users launch Google Cache, then nothing will appear, as it has been disabled now

Tech Desk - Sep 24, 2024

In the beginning of 2024, Google removed the cache link from the browsing result snippets and later on added the links to the Wayback Machine. Currently, Alphabet-owned has adequately disabled the Google Cache.

What is Google Cache?

Google Cache is called a cache of web pages that exhibits the page the way it was when it was previously indexed by a web crawler. Cached versions of web pages are used to watch the page content when users are unable to reach the live version that has been modified.

Earlier today (September 24), users started to experience disruption while using it which irritated them and they started to discuss it on social media platforms such as Reddit, and more.

To soothe the frayed nerves of Redittors, Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, stated on X (formerly Twitter):

“Yes, it's been removed. I know, it's sad. I'm sad too. It's one of our oldest features. But it was meant to help people access pages when way back, you often couldn't depend on a page loading. These days, things have greatly improved. So, it was decided to retire it. Personally, I hope that maybe we'll add links to @internetarchive from where we had the cache link before, within About This Result. It's such an amazing resource. For the information literacy goal of About The Result, I think it would also be a nice fit -- allowing people to easily see how a page changed over time. No promises. We have to talk to them, and see how it all might go -- involves people well beyond me. But I think it would be nice all around."

As a reminder, anyone with a Search Console account can use URL Inspector to see what our crawler saw looking at their own page.

You're going to see cache — go away in the near future, too. But wait, I hear you ask, what about no archive? We'll still respect that; no need to mess with it. Plus, others beyond us use it.”

So from now onwards, if users will launch the Google Cache, then nothing will appear, as it has been disabled now.