No Query parameter for site search
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Hi Guys,
I have enable site search for analytics a number of times. But this time it's the first time I came across a search with no query parameters.
example.com/search/item/searchterm
What is the most simple way to approach this?
thank you!
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Thank you lynn you are a gem
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Hi,
I think the only way to do it is to create virtual page views in your analytics code that include the search term in the format analytics needs to track site searches. It probably needs a developer to implement, but it is straight forward. Have a look at this article which gives a rundown on the process: http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2010/08/19/site-search-without-query-parameters/
Hope that helps!
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