# About Search Analytics for WP

> Who makes Search Analytics for WP, why it exists, and how it is built and run.

Source: https://wpsearchanalytics.com/about

A WordPress plugin that shows what visitors search for on your site, made and maintained since 2018.

## What it is

Search Analytics for WP is a free WordPress plugin. It records what visitors type into your site’s search box and how many results each search found, and shows you the popular terms and the searches that came up empty. Everything is stored in your own WordPress database, with no account and no outside analytics service.

It has been in the [WordPress.org plugin directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-analytics/) since March 2018, and runs on 3,000+ sites today.

## Why it exists

A site’s search box is one of the few places where visitors say exactly what they want, in their own words. Most analytics tools don’t show it, or bury it. Searches with no results are the most useful part: each one is a page that’s missing, or a page that uses different words than your visitors do. The plugin puts that list in front of you.

## Who makes it

The plugin is written and maintained by Cornel Raiu, a WordPress developer. The code is open source under the GPL, and developed in the open on [GitHub](https://github.com/cornelRaiu/search-analytics), where you can read it, report issues and send pull requests. Security reports go through Patchstack’s disclosure program.

Search Analytics Pro, a paid version with features on top of the free plugin, is in the works. The [Pro waitlist](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/pro) decides what gets built first. The free plugin stays free.

## The company behind the site

This website and the Pro waitlist are run by:

SC Master WebTools SRL  
sat. Dezmir, str. Cloșca 74C, Cluj, Romania, 407039  
CUI RO30089574 · Trade Register J12/1089/2012  
Email: [searchanalytics@master-webtools.com](mailto:searchanalytics@master-webtools.com)

To get in touch, see the [contact page](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/contact).

## More from this site

- [Home](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/)
- [Docs](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/docs)
- [Changelog](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/changelog)
- [Search Analytics Pro](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/pro)
- [About](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/about)
- [Contact](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/contact)
- [Privacy policy](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/privacy)
- [Terms and conditions](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/terms)
- [Guide for AI agents (llms.txt)](https://wpsearchanalytics.com/llms.txt)