Retrieving articles based on custom URL parameters

Question

I'm a beginner using Joomla 1.5. I have a page which shows articles in a blog format. My objective is to show/filter the articles per year (which isn't that many) based on user input. I'm planning to create a module on the right side, showing a dropdown box of the years, and retrieve the results by passing the year parameter as part of the URL

Ex.

http://sample.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=24&year=2011

What is the best, simplest way of passing and processing additional parameters to com_content via URL? Can I do so using extensions such as K2 and flexicontent? If not, can someone advise me what code to add and where, in com_content? If I have to extend com_content itself, can someone guide me how to or point some useful articles?

Appreciate the help. Thanks

Answer 1

I don't know if K2 or flexicontent offer this option, but com_content appears NOT to have this feature.

I would just build a module, create a query and use the table jos_content, select only the fields that you need (like title) and check the field created to be in the year you need.