#Bing officially removes cache link from search results
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This comes after Google removed the cache link in February.
Microsoft has officially removed the cache link and cache operator support from Bing Search. This comes after several months of testing, and after Google removed the cache link back in February 2024.
Fabrice Canel from Microsoft told Search Engine Land that Bing dropped the cache feature this week from its search results.
What it looked like. Previously, the cache link looked was accessible with an arrow down next to the URL of the search result snippet:
Now, the arrow is no longer available and the cache link has been removed:
Why we care. 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.
After many months of testing removing the cache link from the Bing Search results, it is now officially gone.
The Wayback Machine is an excellent way to see older versions of specific URLs, and it is free.
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