Using $_GET variables in the URL?

I need to generate a simple error message on a page by passing a variable through the URL.

The URL is structured as follows:

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http://site.com/parent-category/category/?error=pause

I’m sure it’s the permalinks rewrite interfering, but I’m not sure how to resolve it.

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  1. Try adding the variable to the WordPress’ array of ‘recognised query variables’…

    add_filter('query_vars', 'my_register_query_vars' );
    function my_register_query_vars( $qvars ){
        //Add query variable to $qvars array
        $qvars[] = 'my_error';
        return $qvars;
    }
    

    Then the value of ‘my_error’ can be found via get_query_var('my_error'). (See Codex)

    EDIT

    From Otto’s comment, it’s better to do:

    add_action('init','add_my_error');
    function add_my_error() { 
        global $wp; 
        $wp->add_query_var('my_error'); 
    }