Site Search Now Available In Google Analytics
If you still haven’t noticed, you can now enable the Site Search feature in your Google Analytics account. The Site Search feature not only shows what people are searching for while they’re on your site, it also shows you how they refine their search terms when they don’t get the results they wanted.
Site Search reports are broken down into usage, search terms, start pages, destination pages, categories, and trending.
Philipp Lenssen has a simple tutorial on how to enable Site Search for those who need a little help.
Site Search is only currently available to users who have English set as their preferred language in their Google Analytics account.
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November 6th, 2007 00:27
This is definitely an exciting new feature, as knowing what people search for can help you know what to write about.
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November 6th, 2007 01:15
@Kyle:
I agree. Now if only they could add detailed info on feed subscribers hehe
November 6th, 2007 07:07
Hmmm I will have to take a good look at this.
I have only just installed the analytics code and am looking forward to seeing how well it tracks my blog.
November 6th, 2007 07:16
@Forest:
For real time tracking I use Reinvigorate.
It’s ok but it only refreshes once a day. I just wish it had detailed info on feed subscribers.
November 6th, 2007 07:24
Hmmmm I’ll have to check that out.
November 6th, 2007 07:31
@Forest:
The site is reinvigorate.net
You have to request an invitation but it’s almost a sure thing that they send you one
November 6th, 2007 13:14
good stuff, thanks for the heads up, i’ll be checking it out now
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November 6th, 2007 13:26
@Caribbean:
You’re welcome
November 6th, 2007 20:52
Hm. I think the first step would be to add Google search TO my site. I’m not even gonna lie, I’ll probably never get around to doing that. But still, this is a cool feature and I’m glad to see Analytics constantly improving since it’s currently my #1 go to in analytical apps for my site.
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November 6th, 2007 22:58
@Bush:
If they could just offer real-time tracking, I’d be happier
November 13th, 2007 00:23
This is good to know, and should be a useful feature, although if it is tracking users who are searching on my site, I should be able to get the same information from the FireStats plugin that I have installed. I can already see all of the referring URLs and their info, including the ones from my site’s search bar.
Meanwhile, I still need to look at this Google Analytics thing. I’ve been reading a lot about it lately in articles, newsletters, etc. but have not actually seen it in action yet.
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November 13th, 2007 01:22
@Karl:
I’ve considered using the FireStats plugin but I didn’t want to increase the blog’s load time since I’m already using Google Analytics and Reinvigorate. I’m still tempted though