User Search log 1.0.1

[Rene_V]

Rene_V submitted a new resource:

User Search log - Logs and displays users search keywords

This add on adds a new table to your forum's database where all keywords that your users will use to search at your forum from the time that you install the add on will be stored, along with the user ids and the time of the search.

Admins can view all the search keywords that were used by their users by going at the Logs section in the Admin Panel. There a new log called User Search Log has been added containing all the aforementioned search data. Only admins with the permissions to view...

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[Digital Doctor]

Essential addon for admins who are trying to understand their users.

 

[Rene_V]

Essential addon for admins who are trying to understand their users.

Agreed. It gives us, the admins, an insight as to what users find interesting imo.

 

[Digital Doctor]

AndyB has a paid version of this if anyone needs support beyond what this free addon can provide.
@Robert9 is a search fan.

 

[Digital Doctor]

That being said, I think Xenforo searching is so bad it should be abandoned almost entirely.

Just using google search itself yields much more useful results.

DEMO:



search result

 

[dutchbb]

A lot of bots using search it seems.

 

[Digital Doctor]

A lot of bots using search it seems.

Interesting !

 

[thomas1]

A handy add-on!

However, our logs are growing at an alarming rate. Is there any way to prune them or to select which entries to keep?

 

[Rene_V]

A handy add-on!

However, our logs are growing at an alarming rate. Is there any way to prune them or to select which entries to keep?

There is not such an option in the app, but you can truncate the custom table manually from the database by running this sql query:

TRUNCATE TABLE 'xf_user_search_log';

I've made a note to add a truncate button at the app's results table so there will be no need to run the aforementioned sql query.

 

[Digital Doctor]

logs are growing at an alarming rate

bots or actual members ?

 

[dutchbb]

Thread 'Bots (as guests) are spamming the search function'

Mar 5, 2025

Hello people!

I have the following issue on my board:
Bots are spamming / flood the search function.

Finally I disabled search for guests usergroup to prevent it, but I don't think it is fair for the normal guests.

Does xF2.2 / 2.3 provide any solution by default or any custom addon exists for this case?

Thanks

• Scandal
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Forum management

 

[Rene_V]

A good idea to prevent bots from flooding the search function is to block them from searching, without affecting the regular guests. Separate them if you will. A way to do that imo is to call the session object and check if it's a robot and then block them from searching the forum.

 

[dutchbb]

Flood control, like 1 search request every 10 seconds would also be an option.

 

[Rene_V]

Rene_V updated User Search log with a new update entry:

Truncate users search log

The version contains a new feature. Now the users search logs can be truncated. The link to the add on has been moved below the Search logs link in the Logs section.

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