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WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post. Go

    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    http.SetLogin("wp_username")
    // Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    // See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    http.SetPassword("app_password")
    http.SetBasicAuth(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

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    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.
    tagIdx := 0
    json.SetI(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.SetI(tagIdx)
    json.UpdateInt("tags[i]",75)
    // ..

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    if resp.StatusCode() != 201 {
        fmt.Println(resp.BodyStr())
        fmt.Println("status code = ", resp.StatusCode())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    fmt.Println("Post ID = ", jResp.IntOf("id"))
    fmt.Println("Post URL = ", *jResp.StringOf("link"))

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()