Google Cache Issue

Indexed page not getting cached

[meghu143]

Hi,

One of my websites home page is showing 404 error but the pages is indexed, selfcanonicalized and properly inspected by GSC with no issues. How do i get rid of this isses and what action needs to be taken for this

Regards,
Meghnad

[not2easy]

Where do you see the 404 error? I mean if all is fine in GSC, where do you see the 404? What do you see if you paste the URL in a browser?

Is this the same error as previously discussed? I mean it sounds the same as [webmasterworld.com...]

[meghu143]

when i check the cache version of the page i.e. "cache:https://www...." i see 404 error. But the home page is getting traffic and it is also read by GSC properly with no issues

[not2easy]

cache: is a Google "operator" like "site": - but most operators have a required format and the cache operator does not use any http/https protocol. Keep in mind that Google deprecated several of their operators so not all of their operators work today.

[aristotle]

when i check the cache version of the page i.e. "cache:https://www...." i see 404 error.

This means that the cache page wasn't found. It doesn't mean that the page itself can't be found.

[not2easy]

when i check the cache version of the page i.e. "cache:https://www...."

What that means is you should try to check cache using "cache:example.com..." and leave off the "https://www." part of your search. As mentioned, not all Google search operators are functional - no guarantees.