Unknown Search Terms

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 25, 2013 at 3:43 pm

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  Per these two threads – Google is encrypting search terms so they are no longer passed to our stats

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unknown-search-terms-on-stats-page?replies=1

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/bulk-of-search-engine-terms-are-showing-up-as-unknown-search-termss?replies=9

  Given the problems with the NSA, this might be a self defense position of Google

  The follow up question is:

  Since Google Webmaster Tools show search terms – does this mean the search terms are going away on Webmaster tools also?

  (yes I know that is a Google question) – but they would be killing one of the reasons the tools are used

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