Chilkat2-Python

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. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.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.
json = chilkat2.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.
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

jResp = chilkat2.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.
            print("The tag already exists.")
            print("Tag ID: " + str(jResp.IntOf("data.term_id")))
            sys.exit()

    # Fall through to check for errors.

# Check for errors.
if (resp.StatusCode != 201):
    print(resp.BodyStr)
    print("status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    sys.exit()

# We get here if the tag was created..
print("The tag was created.")
print("Tag ID = " + str(jResp.IntOf("id")))