Title: Query parameter breaks homepage
Last modified: January 14, 2025

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# Query parameter breaks homepage

 *  [gnarlo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnarlo/)
 * (@gnarlo)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-parameter-breaks-homepage/)
 * Hi, I recently discovered an issue on my site, and turns out the Connections 
   plugin is the culprit, so reaching out to see if 1) this is intended behavior,
   and 2) how to resolve.
 * My wordpress homepage is set to use a page, which renders using page.php in the
   theme as expected. However, when the query parameter “a” is added to the URL (
   eg. /?a=1), the homepage seems to fall back to using index.php.
 * Connections plugin seems to be the cause, since disabling this plugin resolves
   the issue (homepage renders correctly).
 * Does Connections register/handle any special query parameters, like “a=”? Where
   can we see this list, and how should I resolve this issue? Thanks very much

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 * Last reply from: [gnarlo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnarlo/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-parameter-breaks-homepage/)
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