Title: SearchMiner
Author: yodsira
Published: <strong>September 17, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 17, 2026

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# SearchMiner

 By [yodsira](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yodsira/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/searchminer.0.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchminer/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchminer/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchminer/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchminer/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchminer/)

## Description

SearchMiner is a passive observer for your site search. It records what
 visitors
search for, flags every search that returned zero results and shows searches where
visitors got results but clicked nothing — the quiet revenue leak most sites never
measure.

**It does not replace your search.** Keep the search you already have (native
 WordPress
search, WooCommerce product search) — SearchMiner simply tells you what it is missing.

Highlights:

 * Top searches, top zero-result searches and top “searched but clicked nothing”
   queries
 * Searches per day chart with the zero-result share highlighted
 * WooCommerce aware: product searches are marked separately
 * Dashboard widget: the zero-result searches your visitors made most
 * Privacy first: no IP addresses, no user accounts stored; automatic retention
   (
   30–365 days); one-click erase of all recorded searches
 * Bots and crawlers are filtered out, so numbers mean people
 * No data leaves your server

#### How it works

When a visitor loads a search results page, SearchMiner records the phrase
 and 
the number of results. If result tracking is enabled, a tiny script on the results
page sends one beacon when the visitor clicks a result — or one beacon when they
leave without clicking anything. That is all.

#### Limitations (honest list)

 * Searches served entirely from a full-page cache bypass PHP and are not recorded
 * AJAX search widgets (third-party) are not recorded in this version
 * The plugin counts behaviour; it cannot tell you visitor intent

### Pro Version

Pro adds automation, reports and integrations on top of the free version
 (one license
= one site, 12 months of updates):

https://yodsira.com/buy/searchminer

## Installation

 1. Install via Plugins  Add New  search for “SearchMiner”, or upload the zip.
 2. Activate. That is it — capture starts immediately.
 3. Open SearchMiner in the admin menu after some searches have happened.

## FAQ

### Does it replace my search?

No. SearchMiner observes any search based on the standard WordPress search
 query,
including WooCommerce product search.

### Do you store IP addresses or personal data?

No IP addresses are stored. The plugin records search phrases, counts and
 timestamps
only. Retention is configurable (30–365 days) and everything can be erased with 
one click.

### Will it slow my site down?

Capture is a single indexed upsert that runs only on search pages. Nothing
 runs
on regular page views.

### Does it work with Relevanssi / Ivory Search / FiboSearch?

If those plugins use the standard WordPress search query, SearchMiner sees
 it. 
Purely AJAX third-party search widgets are not recorded in this version.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“SearchMiner” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ yodsira ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yodsira/)

[Translate “SearchMiner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/searchminer)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchminer/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/searchminer/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchminer/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchminer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release: capture, dashboard, settings, privacy tools, click tracking.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.1**
 *  Last updated **3 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[insights](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/insights/)
   [search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)[woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchminer/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ yodsira ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yodsira/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchminer/)