Capture Searches – WordPress Plugin

To write this plugin, I began with the version Hasin Hayder included in the first edition of WordPress Complete. I updated that original plugin, added a few features, and also added a widget.

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Capture Searches

last updated: 2010-10-26

Description

Every word that is entered using WordPress’s built-in search is captured and stored in a new database table. The management page and the plugin will both show a list of searched words, along with the number of times they’ve been searched.

History

Version 1.4 (2011-10-26):

  • fixed situation where datetime column was not being added in some cases

Version 1.3 (2011-10-17):

  • in widget, link to previously searched words now accommodates WordPress installations in sub-directories
  • table prefix now uses $wpdb->prefix instead of ‘wp_’; legacy tables will be renamed
  • added a date/time-stamp column to table in database

Version 1.2 (2009-01-02):

  • First version released on Springhthistle Design’s website

Directions

INSTALLING? Just upload the plugin and activate it. Then you can add the widget and specify how many top words it should show and whether to display counts or not.

UPGRADING? If you are upgrading from an older version of the plugin, be sure to deactivate it in the wp admin first, then upload the new file to wp-content/plugins/, then reactivate the plugin.

Feedback

I would love to have your feedback. Just use the contact page to let me know your thoughts.