Extension:UrlGetParameters

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UrlGetParameters Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Provides a parser function {{#urlget:...}} which allows access to the URL parameters in your page.
Author(s)	S.O.E. Ansems
Latest version	1.6.0 (2021-04-16)
MediaWiki	1.35+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Parameters $wgUrlGetParametersSeparator
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
Quarterly downloads	11 (Ranked 122nd)
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Vagrant role	urlgetparameters

The UrlGetParameters extension enables you to use and/or display the "GET" parameters of the URL, i.e. the query string, on the wiki page.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted UrlGetParameters folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/UrlGetParameters
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'UrlGetParameters' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

Caching for the page you use this extension on should be disabled.

To display the value of a URL get parameter in your page, you might do this:

{{#urlget:parameter-name}}

Where parameter-name is the name of the parameter whose value you want. If the parameter is not found, the extension will result in nothing. Alternatively, you can also specify a default value as follows:

{{#urlget:parameter-name|default-value}}

When the parameter parameter-name is not available, then the value default-value is returned.

If the URL contains parameters of the form "A[B]=C", you can display the value "C" in a similar way, by calling:

{{#urlget:A[B]}}

Authors

This extension was written by S.O.E. Ansems. Important contributions were made by Ankit Garg and some anonymous editors.