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README.md

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 # wordpress-rest-curl
 
 CLI tool for submitting posts to WordPress through its REST API using curl.
+
+## Install
+### WordPress
+Install [Application Passwords](https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/) plugin and follow its installation steps (i.e. create a new passowrd for your user).
+
+### Local shell
+Make sure you have `curl` installed.
+
+Create a config file `~/.config/wordpress-rest-curl/config.sh` from the `config.sh.template` file.
+
+Copy the posting script to e.g. `/usr/local/bin/wordpress-post` so that you can run it from anywhere.
+
+## Usage
+* Run the script
+* Text editor opens. Type your post, save it.
+* Confirm the displayed post by pressing enter.
+* Done!
+

config.sh.template

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+#!/bin/bash
+EDITOR=vim
+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
+

post.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# WordPress posting script
+
+# config:
+EDITOR=vim
+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
+
+# load the file if it exists
+[[ -e $TMPFILE ]] || exit 1
+CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE`
+
+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
+