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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    int tagIdx;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"wp_username");
    // Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    // See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"app_password");
    CkHttpW_putBasicAuth(http,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 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"title",L"This is a test post");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"content",L"<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>");
    // The status can be "draft" or "publish"
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"status",L"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;
    CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,tagIdx);
    // When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"tags[i]",56);
    tagIdx = tagIdx + 1;
    CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,tagIdx);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"tags[i]",75);
    // ..

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    if (CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) != 201) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
        wprintf(L"status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(jResp,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    wprintf(L"Post ID = %d\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(jResp,L"id"));
    wprintf(L"Post URL = %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"link"));


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }