Argh!
It was so useful for when a client deleted or changed a page in their CMS and had no recovery position or backup!
And by Client I mean Me most of the time LOL
Google search drops cache link from search results
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Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#62I used to use it on some sites that would show different results to Google vs people. LinkedIn cache was disabled years ago, I guess it was just time until the rest would be. on a similar topic, does anyone know how to view LinkedIn without an account?
Do you have any examples? I'd actually find this helpful for probably the same reasons lol
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#63Not much longer until Search joins https://killedbygoogle.com/
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#64I've had to use Google's cache maybe twice in the last year: the first time I was very surprised that they had hidden it one or two clicks deeper than it used to be; the second time was earlier today, and this time I couldn't find the button anywhere. I guess this confirms it's gone for real!
Heh. First: "We should move the cache link one menu click deeper, we don't have room here" (No one can easily find it now) Later: "Wow, no one uses cache, guess we should remove the link!"
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.'”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#65The cache: qualifier does still work for me, but I fear it too is deprecated. Another incredible Google blunder. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp...
Have we come to expect anything less from Google? Ugh.
I don’t even know what the point of using google search anymore is...
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#66Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#67The cache: qualifier does still work for me, but I fear it too is deprecated. Another incredible Google blunder. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp...
I have a feeling this has to do with AI and all the lawsuits regarding content and copyright, storing and displaying the contents of a third party website to the end user might not be the best idea right now (I know the way back machine exists but they’re not a for profit company like google).
Probably more to do with google hating maintaining stuff and they probably lose money showing you stale websites with stale ads instead of a live one with live ads
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#68Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#69Google's Cache is a wonderful way to circumvent many paywalls. I have a bookmark that I use as a button to redirect the current URL to it's cached version. You can try it out, just add a new bookmark and paste this: "javascript:var url = new URL(location.href); location.href = ' https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:%27 + url;"
I circumvent paywalls with my back button and blocking the domain
Re: Google search drops cache link from search results
#70The Google of 20 years ago was a vastly superior product
In the late 90s I switched from metager to google as it was just significantly better at locating what you was searching for. I'm now back with metager as it nowadays is significantly better at locating what I'm searching for.