(VB.NET) 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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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' 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


Dim json As New Chilkat.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.
Dim tagIdx As Integer = 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)
' ..


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (resp.StatusCode <> 201) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
    Debug.WriteLine("status code = " & resp.StatusCode)

    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
Debug.WriteLine("Post ID = " & jResp.IntOf("id"))
Debug.WriteLine("Post URL = " & jResp.StringOf("link"))