C++

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. 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);

    //  Create the tag "ChatGPT" if it does not already exist.
    CkJsonObject json;
    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.
    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    //  Check if the tag already exists..
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 400) {
        if (jResp.HasMember("code") == true) {
            if (jResp.StringOfEquals("code","term_exists",true) == true) {
                //  The tag already exists.
                std::cout << "The tag already exists." << "\r\n";
                std::cout << "Tag ID: " << jResp.IntOf("data.term_id") << "\r\n";
                return;
            }

        }

        //  Fall through to check for errors.
    }

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

    //  We get here if the tag was created..
    std::cout << "The tag was created." << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Tag ID = " << jResp.IntOf("id") << "\r\n";
    }