public ActionResult AddPost(PostSubmissionVM post, string Categories) { Post postSubmit = new Post(); postSubmit.CategoryId = int.Parse(Categories); postSubmit.PostBody = post.Body; postSubmit.PostTitle = post.Title; PostsManager manager = new PostsManager(); Post virtaPost = postSubmit; virtaPost.PostId = manager.GetAll().Posts.Count() + 1; var regex = new Regex(@"(?<=#)\w+"); var matches = regex.Matches(post.Body); foreach (Match m in matches) { postSubmit.Tags.Add(new Tag { TagName = "#" + m.Value, Posts = new List <Post> { virtaPost } }); } if (User.IsInRole("Admin")) { postSubmit.IsApproved = true; } else { postSubmit.IsApproved = false; } manager.Add(postSubmit); return(RedirectToAction("Index", "Home")); }