IL.UmbracoSearch.Analytics 17.7.3.3

IL.UmbracoSearch.Analytics

Optional Search Insights for IL.UmbracoSearch. This package targets Umbraco 17 / .NET 10 only. Install it and enable SearchOptions.Analytics together with exactly one search engine.

builder.Services.AddUmbracoSearch(SearchOptions.Lucene | SearchOptions.Analytics);
// or
builder.Services.AddUmbracoSearch(SearchOptions.Azure | SearchOptions.Analytics);

Analytics decorates ISearchService; it does not change its query or result semantics. Completed searches receive a TrackingReference and are captured through a bounded in-process queue, so persistence errors never fail a search. Only GUID UmbracoNodeKey values are stored for impressions and clicks.

Storage and privacy

SQL Server is the default provider. Set ConnectionStrings:UmbracoSearchAnalytics to use a separate database; otherwise the package uses Umbraco's umbracoDbDSN. UseInMemoryStorage is solely for tests/local experiments. Configure a custom IAnalyticsStore, IAnalyticsSanitizer, or IAnalyticsConsentProvider to replace the defaults. Raw events are retained for 90 days by default; query text can be disabled with CaptureQueryText. Do not store an IP address or a user name in custom implementations; search text may itself contain personal data.

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "UmbracoSearchAnalytics": "Server=...;Database=SearchAnalytics;..."
  },
  "UmbracoSearch": {
    "Analytics": {
      "RawEventRetention": "90.00:00:00",
      "CaptureQueryText": true,
      "EnableAzureTelemetry": false
    }
  }
}

Database migrations

Analytics schema changes are generated only with the EF dotnet tool. The Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design references are deliberately commented out in the package project: temporarily enable the matching target-framework reference, run dotnet ef migrations add <Name> --framework net10.0 (and dotnet ef database update --framework net10.0 where appropriate), then comment the reference again before packaging. Do not hand-author migration files. The package uses its own EF migrations history table, so analytics migrations do not share Umbraco's history.

Before updating a production schema, take the normal SQL backup and run the migration against a staging copy. Analytics records are disposable according to the configured retention policy; the package does not modify Umbraco tables.

Map the consumer-owned click endpoint explicitly:

app.UseSearchAnalyticsClicks();

The host remains responsible for endpoint authentication, rate limiting, and consent. The npm helper is published as @ihorleleka/umbraco-search-analytics and posts { trackingReference, nodeKey, position, idempotencyKey } only when the consumer-supplied consent callback returns true.

import { trackSearchResultClick } from '@ihorleleka/umbraco-search-analytics';

await trackSearchResultClick(
  { endpoint: '/api/search/analytics/click', consent: () => hasAnalyticsConsent() },
  { trackingReference: search.trackingReference, nodeKey: item.nodeKey, position: index + 1, idempotencyKey: crypto.randomUUID() });

nodeKey must be the Umbraco content GUID—not a numeric node ID. Expired, unknown, duplicate, or non-displayed click events are safely rejected.

Map the backoffice management routes separately. They require an authenticated user by default; pass the host's backoffice Search policy to restrict access to the appropriate Umbraco user groups:

app.MapSearchAnalyticsManagement(authorizationPolicy: "SearchInsights");

Azure synonyms

Synonym management is Azure-only. Publication creates an immutable versioned Azure synonym map and refreshes the active/indexing physical index definitions; it never uploads or reindexes documents. A failed publication is recorded while the previously active map remains assigned. Configure SynonymFieldNames to select the Azure searchable fields that receive the map.

Azure operational telemetry

Where Azure Monitor or Log Analytics already has useful Search operational metrics, register an IAzureSearchTelemetryReader and set UmbracoSearch:Analytics:EnableAzureTelemetry to true. The package invokes readers only from a background import service (every five minutes by default), never while serving a search. Readers use the host's existing Azure credentials and return aggregates, so the overview can show Azure request/failure/latency figures separately from interaction analytics without double counting them.

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