How can I bring back the Google “cached version” links?

Question

Since Google Search switched to the new layout, two things have been bothering me immensely. One is the absence of "cached version" links which are ocasionally very useful. How do I bring them back? (I know about archive.org, but sometimes this doesn't cut it.)

Another related thing is the live previews of websites which take up the right 1/2 of the results page and I don't want to use them. They steal screen space which I need for actual site text snippets. How can I turn them off?

Answer 1

Actually, the pages previews you dislike so much are your ticket to the cached page version – the link to the cached page has been moved into the preview area:

As to the preview itself, there is no way to completely disable it I am aware of. However, if you close a preview by clicking the small closing cross in its right upper corner, previews should only pop up when you hover over the >> area to the right of the search results.

Answer 2

I guess the only way around it is by searching with cache: in the search field

Answer 3

If you are using Firefox or Pale Moon, this bit of code will work with your usercontent.css file.

@-moz-document
domain(google.com)
{
  .vshid  /* Cached links */
    {
      display: block !important;
    }
}

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