Module commands/create-post

createPost

• createPost(postData: { beforeSave?: CallableFunction; content?: string; postType?: string; status?: string; title: string }): void

• Create a Post

  example

  Create a Post and get ID

  cy.createPost({
    title: 'Test Post',
    content: 'Test Content'
  }).then(post => {
    const id = post.id;
  });
  

  example

  Create a Post with draft status.

  cy.createPost({
    title: 'Test Post',
    content: 'Test Content',
    status: 'draft'
  })
  

  example

  Create a Page

  cy.createPost({
    postType: 'page'
    title: 'Test page',
    content: 'Page Content'
  })
  

  example

  Perform custom actions before saving the post

  cy.createPost({
    title: 'Post Title',
    beforeSave: () => {
      // Change additional metaboxes.
    }
  })
  

  Parameters

  • postData: { beforeSave?: CallableFunction; content?: string; postType?: string; status?: string; title: string }

    Post data

    • Optional beforeSave?: CallableFunction

    • Optional content?: string

    • Optional postType?: string

    • Optional status?: string

    • title: string

  Returns void

  Wraps post data object. See WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_item_for_response for the reference of post object contents: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php