how to get url parameter using jquery or plain javascript
var getUrlParameter = function getUrlParameter(sParam) { var sPageURL = window.location.search.substring(1), sURLVariables = sPageURL.split('&'), sParameterName, i; for (i = 0; i < sURLVariables.length; i++) { sParameterName = sURLVariables[i].split('='); if (sParameterName[0] === sParam) { return typeof sParameterName[1] === undefined ? true : decodeURIComponent(sParameterName[1]); } } return false; }; And this is how you can use this function assuming the URL is, http://dummy.com/?technology=jquery&blog=jquerybyexample. var tech = getUrlParameter('technology'); var blog = getUrlParameter('blog');