(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# 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$ - 
# 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::CkJsonObject.new()
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.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)
# ..

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 201)
    print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";
    print "status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

    exit
end

jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr())
print "Post ID = " + jResp.IntOf("id").to_s() + "\n";
print "Post URL = " + jResp.stringOf("link") + "\n";