Swift

WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // 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

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "title", value: "This is a test post")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "content", value: "<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>")
    // The status can be "draft" or "publish"
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "status", value: "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.
    var tagIdx: Int = 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(jsonPath: "tags[i]", value: 56)
    tagIdx = tagIdx + 1
    json.i = tagIdx
    json.updateInt(jsonPath: "tags[i]", value: 75)
    // ..

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    if resp.statusCode.intValue != 201 {
        print("\(resp.bodyStr!)")
        print("status code = \(resp.statusCode.intValue)")
        return
    }

    let jResp = CkoJsonObject()!
    jResp.load(json: resp.bodyStr)
    print("Post ID = \(jResp.int(of: "id").intValue)")
    print("Post URL = \(jResp.string(of: "link")!)")

}