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What is the best way to pass arguments to another page in wordpress. I did it this way :

<a href="get_permalinka(id_of_page).'/&i=2&j=3&k=4'">Link/a>

I get this arguments with $_GET['i'],$_GET['j'],$_GET['k'],problem is : this works just with default permalinks,but when I change it to some other permalink type,it does not work any more.Note - I'm passing these arguments from homepage to another page(template page).

Thank you for your time.

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Use add_query_arg() to do this.

Here's a useful function if you need to get the current page URL (when get_permalink is inaccesible, like on Archives):

function get_current_page_url() {
  $request = esc_url($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);

  $pageURL = (is_ssl() ? 'https' : 'http').'://';
  if ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] != "80") $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"].$request; else $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$request;

  if (false === strpos(get_option('home'), '://www.')) $pageURL = str_replace('://www.', '://', $pageURL);
  if (false !== strpos(get_option('home'), '://www.') && false === strpos($pageURL, '://www.')) $pageURL = str_replace('://', '://www.', $pageURL);

  return $pageURL;
}
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  • Ok,tnx but why $qvar = get_query_var('i'); do not work? – user1147 Dec 22 '10 at 10:15
  • because you need to register that query variable to wp. see the query_vars filter – onetrickpony Dec 22 '10 at 10:23
  • What do you mean "when get_permalink is inaccesible, like on Archives"... curious.. – t31os Dec 22 '10 at 11:50
  • I wrote this : add_filter('query_vars', 'p_query'); function p_query($qvars) { $qvars[] = 'i'; return $qvars; } and it does not work. – user1147 Dec 22 '10 at 12:04
  • @t31os: I meant the permalink of the current page, not the one from the posts listed on that page; @user1147: post your entire code – onetrickpony Dec 22 '10 at 12:54
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    add_filter('query_vars', 'p_query');

    function p_query($qvars) {
        $qvars[] = 'i';
        return $qvars;
    }

     <a href="<?= add_query_arg('i', '2', get_permalink(some_page_id)); ?>">Link</a>

and on the page I call

$qvar = get_query_var('i');
echo $qvar;

$qvar is empty!

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  • This should of been added to the original question, unless you're answering(providing a solution) to your own question. – t31os Dec 22 '10 at 13:26
  • Well it can be a solution to his questions, as the code is correct and works as long this is done on singular type page. If not, use the get_current_page_url() function above instead of get_permalink()... – onetrickpony Dec 22 '10 at 13:33
  • Part with get_permalink works,on other page where I call get_query_var,that thing do not work? – user1147 Dec 22 '10 at 13:54
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    let's clear this thing out - You add the filter in your functions.php; The "Link" can be anywhere (ps: I suggest you use <?php echo instead of <?=); When you click the link it should take your to a page where you can access your query variable (the link and address bar should point to something like site/page/?i=2) – onetrickpony Dec 22 '10 at 14:02
  • I didn't put my filter in function.php,now I put it and it works – user1147 Dec 22 '10 at 14:12

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