Wordpress get data from url

Question

I am trying to get data (data) from the following URL.

http://www.example.dk/page/?data=1

I use the following code for getting the data to the wordpress page:

<?php $_GET['data']; ?>

But I don't get the data to the page. Isn't it the normal way to get data from URL with php?

Answer 1

As Matt pointed out, you'll need to echo the the result. Like:

<?php echo $_GET['data']; ?>

If your server is setup to use PHP shorthand statements you might also be able to use

<?= $_GET['data'] ?>