Node.js

WordPress Create Tag

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Demonstrates how to create a new tag in Wordpress, or to find the ID of an existing tag. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    http.Login = "wp_username";
    //  Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    //  See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    http.Password = "app_password";
    http.BasicAuth = true;

    //  Create the tag "ChatGPT" if it does not already exist.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","ChatGPT");

    //  This will create the tag if it does not yet exist.
    //  If the tag already exists, then a 400 status code is returned.
    //  If the tag deoes not yet exist, then a 201 status code is returned.
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    //  Check if the tag already exists..
    if (resp.StatusCode == 400) {
        if (jResp.HasMember("code") == true) {
            if (jResp.StringOfEquals("code","term_exists",true) == true) {
                //  The tag already exists.
                console.log("The tag already exists.");
                console.log("Tag ID: " + jResp.IntOf("data.term_id"));
                return;
            }

        }

        //  Fall through to check for errors.
    }

    //  Check for errors.
    if (resp.StatusCode !== 201) {
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        console.log("status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
        return;
    }

    //  We get here if the tag was created..
    console.log("The tag was created.");
    console.log("Tag ID = " + jResp.IntOf("id"));

}

chilkatExample();