Cached pages in SEO: What they are and how to use them
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Topic: Web cache
Bing officially removes cache link from search results
This comes after Google removed the cache link in February.
Google Search completely kills the cache feature
9 months after Google dropped the cache link and 2 weeks after Google added the Wayback Machine links, the cache operator has fully stopped working.
Bing Search tests removing cache link
This comes after Google Search officially dropped its cache link a couple of months go.
Google Search officially retires cache link
Google might add links to the Wayback Machine in place of the cache link.
How to increase your PageSpeed in WordPress
With over 59% of websites using WordPress as a CMS, optimizing them to load quickly is a good idea. Contributor Dave Davies walks through key steps and shows how to optimize a WordPress site for Google PageSpeed.
Google makes some clarifications related to mobile-first indexing
Confused about the Google mobile-first indexing change? Google just posted several clarifications.
How Google may be slowing down AMP by not using direct links to publishers
What's in a name? When it comes to AMP, a URL that's not the publisher's may not smell as sweet.
Google Place Actions Rich Snippet Markup Documentation Posted & Then Removed From Developer Portal
Google's book an appointment, place an order or make a reservation rich snippet markup was available on Friday but then removed over the weekend.
Google Cache Redesigned To Add Full, Text & Source Views
Google added links to view the full view, text only view and source code of the cached page in Google's search results.
Google Adds Green Arrows To View Cache, Similar Pages & To Share Results On Google+
Google has updated how you access the cached pages, similar results and how you share search results on Google+. Now, when you want to see a cached version of a search result, you need to click on the green down arrow next to the URL in the search results. If you are logged in, you […]
Twitter Not Giving Access To Private Tweets
Is Twitter allowing search engines access to protected tweets or not? Not, Twitter tells me, though the company probably needs to do a bit more to prevent this type of confusion in the future. The LA Times reported yesterday about a “Twitter hole” that it believed allowed Google special access to protected tweets, tweets made […]
Google Updates Browser Favorite Icon
I reported that Google has updated their favorite icon on Google.com, from the old multi-colored boxed in “G,” to a single blue lowercase g. New Favorite Icon: Old Favorite Icon:
Gmail User Gains Access To 30 Other Gmail Accounts Due To ISP Caching Glitch
Google says ISP glitch exposes Gmail data in Kuwait from News.com has confirmed reports that a Gmail user in Kuwait has inadvertently accessed about 30 Gmail accounts that were not his. Supposedly, he also accessed an email that had “keycodes for some embassy gate.” Whose fault is this? Not Google! A Kuwaiti ISP was having […]
Report: Hacked Pages Remain In Search Engines’ Caches
Search Engine Journal reports that online security firm Aladdin Knowledge Systems identified a potential “flaw, which allows the search engines to deliver malicious pages that have already been removed from the web.” What that means as a practical matter is that hacked pages, which have already been taken down or otherwise cleaned up, may still […]
The Case Of The Missing White House Cached Page On Google
In my story about Google’s new content removal tools, I highlighted the fact that anyone can potentially wipe out the cached copy of a page, even if they aren’t the page’s author. To illustrate this, I was going to use as an example how the official George W. Bush page’s cached copy could get nixed. […]
Finding Search Engine Freshness & Crawl Dates
A reader emailed me today noticing that Google was showing a date next to his listing, which made me think this was a good time to revisit how, when and where search engines show crawl dates for pages. These dates are a useful way for site owners to understand how often they are being revisited […]