How can I get query string values in JavaScript? Is there a plugin-less way of retrieving query string values via jQuery (or without)? If so, how? If not, is there a plugin which can do so? answer: You don't need jQuery for that purpose. You can use just some pure JavaScript: function getParameterByName(name, url) { if (!url) { url = window.location.href; } name = name.replace(/[\[\]]/g, "\\$&"); var regex = new RegExp("[?&]" + name + "(=([^&#]*)|&|#|$)"), results = regex.exec(url); if (!results) return null; if (!results[2]) return