Search Statistics

Tracking searches, results and user interactions with built-in search statistics module

Ajax Search Pro for WordPress version 4.28.0 and later features a versatile search statistics UI, which can be used to track user searches, results, interactions, various data manipulation and exporing it to CSV files.

Enable Search Statistics

By default the search statistics is disabled. To enable Ajax Search Pro Search Statistics:

• Navige to the Ajax Search Pro -> Search Statistics menu

• Click on the Settings tab

• Click on Search statistics enabled option so it is turned on

• Scroll down and Save the Settings

Dark Mode

This UI features a dark mode switch. We used dark mode in the screenshots of this documentation. You can turn it on/off by clicking the Sun/Moon icon in the top right corner of the screen. The dark/light mode is memorized, it is retained even after the browser is refreshed.

Realtime Statistics

Click on the Realtime tab to access the realtime statistics. Two graphs should be displayed, one showing the latest search volume in the past 60 minutes, the other the search volume in the past 24 hours.

Under the graphs a table is displayed with the latest 20 searches. The realtime stats upgrade every 5 seconds (adjustable under the Settings panel).

Search Volume

The search volume displays the total number of searches per day and it can be accessed under the Searches -> Volume tab.

Above the bar chart there is a period (date) selection as well as a switch to turn on/off the comparision to the previous period.

Under the graph you can adjust various criteria via filters, such as the phrase, device, type, status, user interaction etc..

Exporting data to CSV

For each view there is an Export view button on the top right corner of the screen. Clicking this button will open a menu to export the current view to a CSV document.

Popular Searches

The popular searches view can be accessed under the Searches -> Popular tab. By default it displays the most popular phrases for the given period.

Similary to the Volume tab, there is a date, comparision and filter area. There is also a Field selector before the datepicker, where you can adjust the main popularity criteria.

All Searches Browser

Clicking on Searches -> All Searches tab will display all searches for the given period. This view lets you browser all searches for the given period filtered by various criteria.

Aside from the date selector and the filters there is an ordering option available to change the default ordering (by date descending).

It is also possible to load the results list for each search by clicking on the [Show results] link or delete it from the database by clicking on the Delete link if needed.

Popular Results

The popular results view can be accessed under the Results -> Popular tab. By default it displays the most popular searches for the given period by views.

Aside from the date range and filters the popularity criteria can be adjusted. The option is before the date picker and has two possible values:

• Views - sorts the results by views. A view is when a result was displayed in a live result container or on the result page.

• Interactions - sorts the results by interactions. An interaction is a click on a result in a live result container or on the results page.

All Results

This interface is similar to the All Searches browser, displays all results shown to the user in all searches.

Interactions

The interactions browser, similarly to All Searches browser displays all past user interactions. Every click on a search result (live or results page) is registered as an interaction.