Unicode C++

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. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    http.put_Login(L"wp_username");
    // Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    // See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    http.put_Password(L"app_password");
    http.put_BasicAuth(true);

    // Create the tag "ChatGPT" if it does not already exist.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"name",L"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.
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    // Check if the tag already exists..
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 400) {
        if (jResp.HasMember(L"code") == true) {
            if (jResp.StringOfEquals(L"code",L"term_exists",true) == true) {
                // The tag already exists.
                wprintf(L"The tag already exists.\n");
                wprintf(L"Tag ID: %d\n",jResp.IntOf(L"data.term_id"));
                return;
            }

        }

        // Fall through to check for errors.
    }

    // Check for errors.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 201) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());
        wprintf(L"status code = %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
        return;
    }

    // We get here if the tag was created..
    wprintf(L"The tag was created.\n");
    wprintf(L"Tag ID = %d\n",jResp.IntOf(L"id"));
    }