How To See Google's Cache For Any Page

Google recently removed the "cache" link from SERPs. But you can easily see Google's cache for any page with simple JavaScript. Check out below!

The missing "cache" link makes it a bit more difficult to see how Google indexes and caches a page. Folks at Google have said using the URL inspect tool in Search Console is a better way to do this type of analysis. I think they are right, but that only works if you have access to the site's GSC account. Which makes things like competitive analysis or troubleshooting impossible.

But anyone can still access Google's cache and I am going to show you how...

How To A Create JavaScript Bookmark For Google Cache

1. Open up your browser's Bookmark Manager.
2. Add new bookmark.
3. In the name field put anything you want like "See Cache".
4. Instead of putting a URL into the URL field, paste the following JavaScript instead:

javascript: (() => { window.open('https://www.google.com/search?strip=1&q=cache:%27+window.location.href,%20%27_blank%27);%20})();        

That's it! When you want to see Google's cache for a page, just visit the page in your browser and then open your new bookmark you just created. It will take you to the page's cache in Google's index.