Export search results search terms csv ga4
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:03 am
The screenshot of a search terms export confirms that some people are weird.
Don’t waste your time on spammy search terms.
And don’t overthink why someone would look up “something advertising data fishy” if that has nothing to do with what your site or web shop offers.
The CSV file also contains a list of referral URLs. These are the pages users visited right before search results were displayed on your site or web shop.
Site search referral ga4 export
While all of that is cool, it also kind of sucks. Wouldn’t it be more handy if the exported report contained the search terms?
Yeps.
How to create a search term custom dimension in GA4
In GA4, you can create a custom dimension for search terms. That will allow you to see the data in the export of the view_search_reports and explorations.
Fred and Alina gave this as an additional expert tip.
It’s wise to follow their advice.
Not because that previous sentence rhymes, but it will make it easier to analyze the search terms data.
Don’t waste your time on spammy search terms.
And don’t overthink why someone would look up “something advertising data fishy” if that has nothing to do with what your site or web shop offers.
The CSV file also contains a list of referral URLs. These are the pages users visited right before search results were displayed on your site or web shop.
Site search referral ga4 export
While all of that is cool, it also kind of sucks. Wouldn’t it be more handy if the exported report contained the search terms?
Yeps.
How to create a search term custom dimension in GA4
In GA4, you can create a custom dimension for search terms. That will allow you to see the data in the export of the view_search_reports and explorations.
Fred and Alina gave this as an additional expert tip.
It’s wise to follow their advice.
Not because that previous sentence rhymes, but it will make it easier to analyze the search terms data.