PowerBuilder

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. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_JResp

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
loo_Http.Login = "wp_username"
// Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
// See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
loo_Http.Password = "app_password"
loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1

// Create the tag "ChatGPT" if it does not already exist.
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_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.
loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)

// Check if the tag already exists..
if loo_Resp.StatusCode = 400 then
    if loo_JResp.HasMember("code") = 1 then
        if loo_JResp.StringOfEquals("code","term_exists",1) = 1 then
            // The tag already exists.
            Write-Debug "The tag already exists."
            Write-Debug "Tag ID: " + string(loo_JResp.IntOf("data.term_id"))
            destroy loo_Http
            destroy loo_Json
            destroy loo_Resp
            destroy loo_JResp
            return
        end if

    end if

    // Fall through to check for errors.
end if

// Check for errors.
if loo_Resp.StatusCode <> 201 then
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr
    Write-Debug "status code = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// We get here if the tag was created..
Write-Debug "The tag was created."
Write-Debug "Tag ID = " + string(loo_JResp.IntOf("id"))


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_JResp