wordpress-rest-curl/post.sh

#!/bin/bash
# WordPress posting script

# config:
EDITOR=vim
TRANSFORM="" # '' / 'markdown'
USER="" # WP user to create the post
PASSWORD="" # application password generated for your WP user
SERVER="" # server hostname, optionally with subdirectories
STATUS="draft" # one of publish,future,draft,pending,private
CATEGORIES="" # comma separated integer IDs of categories
TAGS="" # comma separated integer IDs of tags
TMPFILE=/tmp/wordpress-post.txt # location of a temporary file with the post text

source ~/.config/wordpress-rest-curl/config.sh

# let the user create the post
$EDITOR $TMPFILE || exit 1
[[ -e $TMPFILE ]] || exit 1

# transformations
if [[ $TRANSFORM -eq "markdown" ]]; then
    python >$TMPFILE.trans <<EOF
import markdown2
print(markdown2.markdown_path('$TMPFILE'))
EOF
    CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE.trans`
else
    CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE`
fi

echo "--- START POST ---"
echo $CONTENT
echo "---  END POST  ---"
echo "User: $USER"
echo "Server: $SERVER"
echo "Status: $STATUS"
echo "Categories: $CATEGORIES"
echo "Tags: $TAGS"
echo
read -p "Press enter to confirm..."

# push the post!
curl --user "$USER:$PASSWORD" -X POST \
    --data-urlencode "content=$CONTENT" \
    --data-urlencode "status=$STATUS" \
    --data-urlencode "categories=$CATEGORIES" \
    --data-urlencode "tags=$TAGS" \
    "https://$SERVER/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/" || exit 1

# backup the posted data (temporarily until it is auto-removed)
mv $TMPFILE $TMPFILE.posted