wordpress_json 0.1.4

Installation

pip install wordpress-json

Official PyPI wordpress-json page

Before being able to use this package make sure you configure Wordpress properly;

Wordpress configuration

1. You need to install the WP-API Plugin. To do so:

• Go to your Wordpress Dashboard

• Click on Plugins in the left sidebar

• Search for “WP-API”. Install the plugin named “WP REST API (WP API)”, by clicking on the “Install” button.

• Activate the plugin on the next screen.

2. You need to install and activate the Basic-Auth plugin for the WP-API :

• download https://github.com/WP-API/Basic-Auth/archive/master.zip

• Open your Wordpress Admin Dashboard

• Click on Plugins in the left sidebar

• Click on “Add New” on the top right, next to “Plugin”

• Click on “Upload Plugin”, Choose File, and select the file you downloaded at step 1 (master.zip)

• Click on Install Now

• Activate the plugin on the next screen.

Usage

from wordpress_json import WordpressJsonWrapper
import json

# construct a wrapper

wp = WordpressJsonWrapper("http://example.com/wp-json", "wp_user", "wp_password")

# optional headers
headers = {
    "User-Agent": "curl",
    "Content-Type": "text/json",
    # ...
}

# make requests, e.g. list posts
print "----------- list posts -------------"

posts = wp.get_posts()
print json.dumps(posts);

# or with headers
print "------------ list posts with headers------------"
posts = wp.get_posts(headers=headers)
print json.dumps(posts);

# list posts with filter
print "-------------list posts with draft status-----------"
posts = wp.get_posts(filter={"status": "draft"})
print json.dumps(posts);


print "------------- create new post-----------"

data = {
        "title": "My first pony",
        "content": "He's wild!",
        "exerpt": ""
        # ...
    }

# only one of title, content and excerpt is required to create a post
new_post = wp.create_post(data=data)
print json.dumps(new_post);

# get metadata for a post
print "------------- Get Metadata-----------"
meta = wp.get_meta(post_id=1)
print json.dumps(meta);

# or
meta = wp.get_meta(post_id=1, meta_id=5)

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