(PowerShell) WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

For more information, see https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat_9_5_0.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

# 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 = New-Object Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject
$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.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.I = $tagIdx
$json.UpdateInt("tags[i]",75)
# ..

$resp = $http.PostJson3("https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts","application/json",$json)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

if ($resp.StatusCode -ne 201) {
    $($resp.BodyStr)
    $("status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)

    exit
}

$jResp = New-Object Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject
$jResp.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$("Post ID = " + $jResp.IntOf("id"))
$("Post URL = " + $jResp.StringOf("link"))