// jQuery getQueryParam Plugin 1.0.0 (20100429)
// By John Terenzio | http://plugins.jquery.com/project/getqueryparam | MIT License
(function ($) {
  // jQuery method, this will work like PHP's $_GET[]
  $.getQueryParam = function (param) {
    // get the pairs of params fist
    var pairs = location.search.substring(1).split('&');
    // now iterate each pair
    for (var i = 0; i < pairs.length; i++) {
      var params = pairs[i].split('=');
      if (params[0] == param) {
        // if the param doesn't have a value, like ?photos&videos, then return an empty srting
        return params[1] || '';
      }
    }
    //otherwise return undefined to signify that the param does not exist
    return undefined;
  };
})(jQuery);