Installation & Setup

Metrics was built to be a turnkey Extension for SearchWP. Metrics is a standalone WordPress plugin that should be installed and activated alongside SearchWP itself. Once installed and activated Metrics will immediately begin tracking searches and clicks. Metrics will begin displaying data as soon as enough has been collected.

Metrics was designed to supersede SearchWP’s core statistics feature. As a result, both the SearchWP Statistics page and Dashboard Widget will no longer display, and counterparts from Metrics will take their place.

Click Tracking

By default, Metrics will automatically track clicks for the Default engine, assuming that your search results template uses The Loop. Any link within The Loop that is generated using get_permalink() (or variant thereof) will automatically be set up for click tracking. If you’re using a standard search results template you should be all set without needing to make any edits.

To integrate click tracking in your supplemental engine(s) you need to add two Hooks to your results template, one before your own loop of results, and one afterward.