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    Jennifer Slegg
  • 9 years ago
    • Categories: GoogleSEO

Google Cache Includes Links for Text Only & View Source

Google has updated their Google cache header to now include links to show not just the usual rendering of the cached page, but also includes links for both the text-only version of the cached page and a view source version.

Here is the text-only version:

And the view source:

This change will make it much easier for SEOs who are looking for specific information – looking for spam, evidence of hacking or just troubleshooting other issues on a page that you want to see cached information for.

Previously, people could run text crawlers to see the text version of a page – even as Googlebot – but showing it exactly as Google is seeing at ranking it is very useful.

The change seems to be live for all users now.

H/T Ramesh Singh.

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Jennifer Slegg

Founder & Editor at The SEM Post
Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.
Jennifer Slegg :Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.
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