abase query embedded in <a href=" statement

At one time I could embed a ?page-id abase query within a retrieve the page number and hence the page. Now the same reference shows up as <a href=”http://myPage.com?page_id=%5Babase%20SQL= … and returns by default to the home page. I tried disabling wptextualization with no effect.