Compile Razor Code that is saved in Database.

Question

Hello guys. I am developing a Custom CMS for my Job in .NET 5 with Razor Pages.

I was wondering if I could to create something like short tags from Wordpress and I thought ViewComponents. Well I have created a ViewComponent that have the html code of a carousel but when I save the content of the page in Database and then I try to retrieve that with @azzedinehtmlsql .Raw(Model.Text) this ViewComponent does not compiled. I understand why this happens but I wonder If exists any way to do that instead of I write a ton of code to create something like short tags.

Answer 1

Here are a few options

• Running WordPress on ASP.NET Core (you will need to explore plugins)
• A simple blog engine for ASP.NET Core developers. (GitHub repo)

No matter what path you take customization will be needed unless you pursue a paid service.

Answer 2

you should be able to implement with razor engine

https://github.com/Antaris/RazorEngine

one caveat, razor pages and templates are compiled and loaded into memory, for the life of the application (unlike Wordpress where the template is the the life of the request). this mens you must manage the memory use well.

so you can build a CMS system for small small sites with Razor page technology, but large sites will have issues.