Cloud-O-Google Queries
I guess I’m just curious by nature. After installing Anders Holte Nielsens Counterize plug-in, I noticed quite a few google query hits. I wanted to know which keywords led people to my site. I did a quick search but couldn’t find somethink like I had in mind (Update: A reader pointed out, that there
I guess I’m just curious by nature. After installing Anders Holte Nielsens Counterize plug-in, I noticed quite a few google query hits. I wanted to know which keywords led people to my site. I did a quick search but couldn’t find somethink like I had in mind (Update: A reader pointed out, that there is a plugin called Search Phrases, which has a slightly more minimalistic aim). Since Counterize keeps track of the referer, it was just a matter of applying some regular expressions and preparing a tag-like keyword heat cloud, which we’ve all gotten used to.
Usage
This is quite a simple filter. There’s two ways to use it:
function call [for use in templates]
- <?php if(function_exists(cloogooq)) cloogooq(keywords); ?>
- <?php if(function_exists(cloogooq)) cloogooq(phrases); ?>
token filter [for use in posts]
- [CloOGooQ_KEYWORDS]
- [CloOGooQ_PHRASES]
Either way will generate one of these two keyword clouds below . The first one disassembles the search string and counts each word for it’s one. The second phrase cloud leaves search strings intact – just like they got entered by the user.
License
This WordPress plug is released under the GPL and is provided with absolutely no warranty (as if?). For support leave a comment and we’ll see what the community has to say.
Screenshots & previews.
You will need PHP5 and WordPress2.1 or higher to use this plugin. Otherwise there is nothing more to set up, just download , extract into /wordpress/wp-content/plugins and activate. Check the admin panel “Options->CloOGoQ” for further options.
