WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Referrers -- Google, Search Engines http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Referrers -- Google, Search Engines en Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 namawinelake on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1136244 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:30:41 +0000 namawinelake 1136244@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks John, makes sense but in principle, it's wrong.

]]> jongleason on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1132777 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:29:34 +0000 jongleason 1132777@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK, makes sense.

Seems stupid of Google. If it comes from Google+, you would think they would want people to know. Would be a nice advertisement for them, if they want to try to build participation there. If I were getting lots of traffic from Google+, I might be motivated to join and start a page there -- like I did on Facebook. A nebulous "Google" referral means nothing to me.

I'm marked this as resolved, thanks.

]]> richardmtl on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1132740 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:02:43 +0000 richardmtl 1132740@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I understand your reasoning, but from my understanding of that article and other things I read, we can't always be certain that it comes from a search, maybe it comes from Google+, for example. And yes, I meant logged into Google and/or the Chrome browser.

]]> jongleason on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1132264 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:02:00 +0000 jongleason 1132264@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks, that makes sense, I guess. Logged-in meaning logged in to Google, apparently.

But it's still a search engine referral, simply one in which WP isn't told what the search terms were, is that right? If so, wouldn't it make sense to include it under search engine referrals and count it as "unknown search terms"?

I appreciate your help.

]]> richardmtl on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1132255 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:50:08 +0000 richardmtl 1132255@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi jongleason, the reason you see Google, Google.ca etc as referrers, and NOT listed under Search Engines, has to do with how Google searches work with logged-in users. You can read a bit more about it here:

http://www.business2community.com/seo/google-changes-referrer-data-again-co-mingles-search-and-referral-traffic-0153166

caveat: That post is almost a year old, so I can't vouch for it's exactness.

]]> jongleason on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1131720 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:19:07 +0000 jongleason 1131720@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you, TT.

]]> timethief on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1131282 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:59:51 +0000 timethief 1131282@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I tagged this thread for a Staff response. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond.

]]> jongleason on "Referrers -- Google, Search Engines" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrers-google-search-engines#post-1130739 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:30:56 +0000 jongleason 1130739@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This has been going on for a while, but seems kind of strange to me.

Under referrers, the first item is Search Engines. When I expand it, I see things like:
google.com/search
google.se/search
google.ca/search
etc.

Then, further down my referrers list, I see things like this:
Google
google.ca
google.co.uk
google.co.in
etc.

I'll also see (though not today)
Google Reader

So, I've assumed the last one is when someone has subscribed to my rss feed and clicks through from Google Reader to comment or read comments. But why are the second group not included in search engine referrals? Are these not search engine hits, and if not, what are they?

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