(C#) WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

For more information, see https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

// 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;

// 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$ - 
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
// RewriteRule . /index.php 
// </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$ - 
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
// RewriteRule . /index.php 
// </IfModule>
// # END WordPress

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("title","This is a test post");
json.UpdateString("content","<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>");
// The status can be "draft" or "publish"
json.UpdateString("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.
int tagIdx = 0;
json.I = tagIdx;
// When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
json.UpdateInt("tags[i]",56);
tagIdx = tagIdx + 1;
json.I = tagIdx;
json.UpdateInt("tags[i]",75);
// ..

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (resp.StatusCode != 201) {
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);
    Debug.WriteLine("status code = " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));

    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
Debug.WriteLine("Post ID = " + Convert.ToString(jResp.IntOf("id")));
Debug.WriteLine("Post URL = " + jResp.StringOf("link"));