{"id":23,"date":"2013-07-23T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topspotims.com\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2020-05-07T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:34:48","slug":"how-to-set-up-site-search-in-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topspotims.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/how-to-set-up-site-search-in-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set Up Site Search in Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"justifyleft\">Previously, we posted <a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/01\/how-to-use-internal-site-search-data-for-a-better-website\/\">where to find the internal site search terms in Google Analytics<\/a>, but a question remained: how do you set up site search in Google Analytics? We\u2019ve made this follow-up video to help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gI8pc4BE0lk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Identify Search Query Parameters on your Site<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to identify the search query parameters on your site. &nbsp;To do this, perform an internal search on your website and look at the URL of the search results. &nbsp;The search parameter will be the letter or word before the equal sign. Generally, it will be \u201cq,\u201d \u201cs,\u201d \u201csearch\u201d or \u201cquery.\u201d You may also find other search parameters such as \u201cterm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Track Site Search<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Google Analytics, you must click the \u201cAdmin\u201d tab at the top right of the screen and click the account that contains the website and profile you\u2019d like to track site search on. 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