Does anyone know how to use Google analytics to capture text that is typed into a WebHelp search box?

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April 13, 2015
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It seems that the Site Search Tracking option in Google Analytics does not apply because the WebHelp search engine is not creating a URL.Does anyone have any thoughts? Is it possible to add a code snippet somewhere that will pass the search text to GA as an event? Appreciate all help. Thanks! -Joe

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Willam van Weelden

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It can be done with the HTML5 outputs using GA Site Search (Set up Site Search - Analytics Help) but I haven't tried it with WebHelp yet. I don't see an easy way to get this to work since WebHelp uses JavaScript instead of URL parameters.

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TechWriterJoeAuthor

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Thanks for the response. A different division in the company that uses Flare found a work-around by adding a JavaScript code snippet to the Flare output's Search box. The code passes the search text to GA as an event. It's a nifty trick that I'd like to repeat in RoboHelp. I just need to determine where to put the snippet. Any ideas? (I'd hate to lose this "Flare vs RoboHelp" battle!)