JavaScript: Show / Hide <DIV> based on URL string

Question

Hi,

I need to show a DIV on two pages (URL's) but not on the others. (I have jQuery on the pages if that helps.). I'm a complete noob so all help is very much appreciate. Thank's!

Case (1) where I want to show the DIV:

• On the start page, when the web browser address field reads 'www.mydomin.com'
• The start page is PHP so I guess the full URL is 'www.mydomin.com/index.php'

Case (2):

• 'www.mydomin.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&title.html&Itemid=1&lang=en'
• WHERE this part is alway the same
• 'www.mydomin.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&'
• AND this part is always unique
• 'title.html&Itemid=1&lang=en

Example

    if (url == 'www.mydomin.com' or 'www.mydomin.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&') {

 do this

    xxxxxxxx

 else

        nothing

Answer 1

You can parse the query string and show/hide the div based on the result.

Answer 2

This should work, if I understand the question correctly

var url = document.location.href;

if (url.indexOf('www.mydomin.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&') >= 0) {
  $('#div_id').hide();
} else {
  $('#div_id').show();
}

But really, if you use PHP anyway, you should figure out how to not render the div in the first place.

Answer 3

I also think it should be handled from PHP code instead from JavaScript. And div should not be rendered in first place.