WordPResT 0.1.1

A simple wordpress api

WordPress REST API Client

Finally a simple and efficient API to work with your WordPress. A Python client for interacting with the WordPress REST API to manage content, media, and categories.

Features

• Create posts/pages
• Upload images from URLs
• Create categories
• Secure authentication handling
• Error handling for API requests

Installation

Requirements:

• Python 3.6+
• WordPress site with REST API enabled (v4.7+)
• Application password (WordPress > Users > Profile > Application Passwords)

Install dependencies:

pip install WordPRest

Initialize client

from wpAPI import WordPress
wp = WordPress(
    domain='yourdomain.com',
    username='admin',
    password='your_application_password'
)

Create a category

new_category = wp.category("Tech News")
print(f"Created category ID: {new_category['id']}")

Upload an image

image_url = "https://example.com/image.jpg"
media = wp.upload_image(image_url)
print(f"Uploaded media ID: {media['id']}")

Create a post

post_data = {
    "title": "My First API Post",
    "content": "This post was created programmatically!",
    "status": "publish",
    "categories": [new_category['id']],
    "featured_media": media['id']
}
post = wp.publish(post_data)
print(f"Published post at: {post['link']}")

API Methods

category(data) Purpose: Create a new category

Parameters: content_data (str): Category name

Returns: Category object or None on failure

upload_image(image_url)

Purpose: Upload image from URL to media library

Parameters:

image_url (str): Publicly accessible image URL

Returns: Media object or None on failure

publish(content_data, content_type="post")

Purpose: Create posts/pages

Parameters:

content_data (dict): Post/page content (see WP REST API docs)

content_type (str): "post" (default) or "page"

Returns: Post/Page object or None on failure

Content Data Structure

Typical post structure:

{
    "title": "Post Title",
    "content": "Post content",
    "status": "publish",  # or "draft"
    "categories": [1, 2], # Array of category IDs
    "featured_media": 123, # Media ID from upload_image()
    "tags": [3, 4],       # Array of tag IDs
    "excerpt": "Summary text"
}

Error Handling

Methods return None on failure

Errors are printed to console with details

Common error sources:

• Invalid credentials

• Network issues

• Invalid image URLs

• Insufficient user permissions

Important Security Practices:

• Always use application passwords (not regular user passwords)

• Store credentials in environment variables (not in code)

• Use HTTPS for your WordPress site

• Restrict API access through permissions/plugins