set featured image for WordPress post via XML-RPC

Question

About 6 months ago there was an update to the WordPress API which allows setting a post\'s thumbnail (or featured) image.

http://www.maxcutler.com/2012/04/04/xml-rpc-in

Answer 1

I was trying to do the same with my Ruby script and using XML RPC API.

• First Initialize and get connect to your wordpress site:

  wp = Rubypress::Client.new( :host => "your host",
      :username => "test",
      :password => "test",
      :path => "yourhost/xmlrpc.php"
    )
  

• Upload an image which you want as featured image.

  wp.uploadFile( :data => { :name => File.basename(FILENAME),
                :type => "image/png",
                :bits => XMLRPC::Base64.new(File.open(FILENAME).read)
              }
            )
  

• get attachment id using getMediaItem method.

  attach = wp.getMediaItem(:blog_id => 0, :attachment_id => img_id.to_i)
  

  • Now create a post using newPost method

    wp.newPost( :blog_id => 0, # 0 unless using WP Multi-Site, then use the blog id
    :content => {
                 :post_status  => "draft",
                 :post_date    => Time.now,
                 :post_content => "This is the body",
                 :post_title   => "test title best!",
                 :post_name    => "test best",
                 :post_author  => 1,
                 :post_type=>'post',
                 :post_thumbnail => attach['attachment_id']
                 :terms_names  => {
                    :category   => ['Category One','Category'],
                    :post_tag => ['Tag One','Tag Two', 'Tag Three']
                                  },
    
                 }
    
    
    )
    

• Check the result by getPost method which will return you the post

   get_data = wp.getPost(:post_id => new_post_resp.to_i, :blog_id => 0)
  

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