Organic keyword sources are weird

In the organic search keyword sources on Google Analytics, I am used to seeing a bunch of keywords labeled (not provided) followed by the terms that were typed into Google which resulted in a visitor on my site.

This is pretty common.

However, I am managing a forum (my first one) being powered by phpbb.

It's been live for a few months now, and I am noticing a strange trend begin on Analytics.

I am seeing the actual forum sub-directory appearing as the keyword source.

Like this:



Surely nobody is typing this into Google, so where are they getting the information?

Thanks in advance!

 

Analytics doesn't really show us the keyword phrases like they used to, and I get this a lot too. Not sure why, I would like to know...

 

You can install a analytics type of plugin in your wordpress site to get that info, or even better...just use webmaster Tools..the keyword data is there

 

Maybe people are searching for that so they can get right into the meat of the forum and check for signatures, and guest posting? - for spam , I mean. Or to find a post with a particular subject .. for whatever reason. ?

 

Perhaps its to focus content creators on the content itself and not to target keywords, regardless i dont see the big issue....that data is still available in webmastertools.
But forum url shown as the keyword sounds pretty weird, might be glitch....i dont really see the benefit that info, or even how Google benefits from it.

Odd stuff

 

If that were the case, it would be a non-issue.

However, Webmaster tools isn't showing a single click.

Total clicks
0

Total impressions
56

Avg. CTR
0%

Avg. position
47.4

I don't really expect any, since I haven't done a ton of promotion yet, except for my traffic system which netted about 45,000 visitors.

I am just wondering what is tricking the organic source channel.

 

i been in the same situation but a few times and i ignored it. Because i thought that some has search exactly for this by pasting the url and searching in google

 

But if someone was going to paste the URL, why do it in Google?

You think they would just visit directly.