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Introduction

The EVWordPressAPI is a powerful library designed to simplify interacting with the WordPress API. It provides a set of functions and methods that make it easy to fetch data from a WordPress website, publish new posts, update existing ones, and perform other common tasks.

Installation

There are two ways to install the EVWordPressAPI library:

Install via CocoaPods

  1. Add the following line to your Podfile: pod 'EVWordPressAPI'
  2. Run pod install in your project directory

Install manually

  1. Download the EVWordPressAPI source files from the GitHub repository: [URL]
  2. Add the source files to your project

Usage

1. Import the library

Add the following line to the top of your Swift file:

import EVWordPressAPI

2. Instantiate an instance of the EVWordPressAPI class

Create a new instance of EVWordPressAPI and provide the base URL of the WordPress website you want to interact with.

let api = EVWordPressAPI(baseURL: "http://example.com")

3. Authentication (optional)

If your WordPress website requires authentication, you can use the authenticate method to provide your credentials.

api.authenticate(username: "your-username", password: "your-password")

4. Fetch posts

Use the fetchPosts method to retrieve a list of posts from the WordPress website. You can provide additional parameters, such as the number of posts to fetch or filtering options.

api.fetchPosts { posts in
// Handle retrieved posts
}

5. Create a new post

Use the createPost method to publish a new post to the WordPress website. Provide the necessary parameters, such as the title, content, and category.

api.createPost(title: "New Post", content: "This is a new post", category: "General") { post in
// Handle created post
}

6. Update an existing post

Use the updatePost method to modify an existing post. Provide the post ID and the updated parameters.

api.updatePost(id: "post-id", title: "Updated Post", content: "Updated content") { post in
// Handle updated post
}

7. Delete a post

Use the deletePost method to remove a post from the WordPress website. Provide the post ID.

api.deletePost(id: "post-id") { success in
// Handle successful deletion
}

8. Search for posts

Use the searchPosts method to search for posts based on a specific query string.

api.searchPosts(query: "search-query") { posts in
// Handle search results
}

9. Get post categories

Use the getPostCategories method to retrieve the categories available on the WordPress website.

api.getPostCategories { categories in
// Handle retrieved categories
}

10. Get post comments

Use the getPostComments method to fetch the comments associated with a specific post. Provide the post ID.

api.getPostComments(id: "post-id") { comments in
// Handle retrieved comments
}

Summary

The EVWordPressAPI library simplifies WordPress API interactions by providing a set of easy-to-use functions. It supports various common tasks, such as fetching posts, creating new ones, updating existing posts, and more. Follow the provided steps to install and use the library effectively.

For detailed examples and additional information, refer to the library’s GitHub repository or documentation.