{"id":615727,"date":"2024-04-05T19:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bing-search-tests-removing-cache-link\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T19:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:18:22","slug":"bing-search-tests-removing-cache-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bing-search-tests-removing-cache-link\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bing Search tests removing cache link"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e0bf5b3ed0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e0bf5b3ed0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bing-search-tests-removing-cache-link\/#This_comes_after_Google_Search_officially_dropped_its_cache_link_a_couple_of_months_go\" >This comes after Google Search officially dropped its cache link a couple of months go.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_comes_after_Google_Search_officially_dropped_its_cache_link_a_couple_of_months_go\"><\/span>This comes after Google Search officially dropped its cache link a couple of months go.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\nMicrosoft is testing removing the cache link from the Bing search results a couple of months after Google officially removed the cache link from its search results. <\/p>\n<p>Fabrice Canel from Microsoft confirmed this is a Bing test, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/facan\/status\/1776280772338671635\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cYes. Our team continuously experiments and tests various experiences to learn and deliver the best possible customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The test. <\/strong>Here is a screenshot showing the cache link, which would be in a little down arrow, is missing from this search result snippet in the Bing Search results:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1038259\/SEL_Post-text --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1693000027709-0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-break\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1746\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Bing Cache Link Removed\" class=\"wp-image-439130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed.png 1746w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-600x227.png.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-800x302.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-200x76.png.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-768x290.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-1536x581.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1746\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed.png\" alt=\"Bing Cache Link Removed\" class=\"wp-image-439130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed.png 1746w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-600x227.png.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-800x302.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-200x76.png.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-768x290.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-removed-1536x581.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Here is what it looks like with the cache link:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1406\" height=\"514\" alt=\"Bing Cache Link\" class=\"wp-image-439131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link.png 1406w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-600x219.png.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-800x292.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-200x73.png.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-768x281.png.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1406px) 100vw, 1406px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1406\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link.png\" alt=\"Bing Cache Link\" class=\"wp-image-439131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link.png 1406w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-600x219.png.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-800x292.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-200x73.png.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/04\/bing-cache-link-768x281.png.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1406px) 100vw, 1406px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said I was on the \u201cnocache flight,\u201d which means a Bing test for not showing a cache link.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care.\u00a0<\/strong>Some SEOs have sought out other search engines that have cache links, such as Bing, even though the cache is not a good use for debugging SEO issues, it has become a defacto tool for many SEOs and searchers over the years. <\/p>\n<p>Bing has not officially removed the cache link yet, but it may.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/web\/\">Wayback Machine<\/a>\u00a0is an excellent way to see older versions of specific URLs, and it is free.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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