C++

WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    http.put_Login("wp_username");
    //  Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    //  See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    http.put_Password("app_password");
    http.put_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$ - [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

    CkJsonObject json;
    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.put_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.put_I(tagIdx);
    json.UpdateInt("tags[i]",75);
    //  ..

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 201) {
        std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "status code = " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    std::cout << "Post ID = " << jResp.IntOf("id") << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Post URL = " << jResp.stringOf("link") << "\r\n";
    }