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WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post. C

#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    int tagIdx;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    //  Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    CkHttp_putLogin(http,"wp_username");
    //  Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    //  See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    CkHttp_putPassword(http,"app_password");
    CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);

    //  Note: For this to work, you'll likely need to update your .htaccess file on your WordPress server.
    //  Otherwise you'll get this error:
    //  
    //  401 : Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user
    //  
    //  Your default .htaccess file probably looks like this:
    //  
    //  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    //  RewriteEngine On
    //  RewriteBase /
    //  RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
    //  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    //  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    //  RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    //  </IfModule>
    //  # END WordPress
    //  
    //  Add the following line immediately after the "RewriteEngine On" line:    RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    //  Your .htaccess file should look like this after the edit:
    //  
    //  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    //  RewriteEngine On
    //  RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    //  RewriteBase /
    //  RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
    //  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    //  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    //  RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    //  </IfModule>
    //  # END WordPress

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"title","This is a test post");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"content","<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>");
    //  The status can be "draft" or "publish"
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"status","draft");

    //  Add tags -- but you need to know the ID of an existing tag.
    //  See Chilkat's other WordPress example for creating a tag, or getting the ID of an existing tag.
    tagIdx = 0;
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,tagIdx);
    //  When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"tags[i]",56);
    tagIdx = tagIdx + 1;
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,tagIdx);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"tags[i]",75);
    //  ..

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) != 201) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
        printf("status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_Load(jResp,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    printf("Post ID = %d\n",CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"id"));
    printf("Post URL = %s\n",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"link"));


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }