Google Cache Version and Text Only Version are different

[JamesDixon70]

Across various websites we found Google cache version in the browser loads the full site and all content is visible. However when we try to view TEXT only version of the same page we can't see any content.

Example: we have a client with JS scroller menu on the home page. Each scroller serves a separate content section on the same URL.

When we copy paste some of the page content in Google, we can see that copy indexed in Google search results as well as showing in Cache version . But as soon as we go into Text Only version we cant see the same copy.

We would like to know which version we should trust, Google cache version or the TEXT only version.

[JamesDixon70]

Thanks for your reply

I thought the same. But when I am trying to check a portion of my site content, its appearing in Google SERPs while trying different set of text its not coming up.

I dont know this is do do with the different JS files we are using and possibility some Google can pass through and be able to crawl content within them and some not.

Any thoughts?

[LCNetwork]

Google is able to crawl a lot of javascript these days. If you are seeing the text in their index when you search for it, then its indexed!

As far as I know, the text-only cache leaves out javascript. This was especially useful before Googlebot was able to crawl that stuff, so you could see if parts of your content were hidden from view.

I say, trust the SERPs! Text-only is probably leaving out all your (still crawlable) content wrapped in js.