public async Task <Blog> CreateBlog(CreateViewModel createViewModel, ClaimsPrincipal claimsPrincipal) { Blog blog = createViewModel.Blog; blog.Creator = await userManager.GetUserAsync(claimsPrincipal); blog.CreatedOn = DateTime.Now; blog.UpdatedOn = DateTime.Now; blog.UrlSlug = UrlSlug(createViewModel.Blog.Title); blog.Category = blogServices.GetCategoryById(createViewModel.Blog.Category.Id); blog = await blogServices.Add(blog); if (createViewModel.BlogHeaderImage != null) { string webRootPath = webHostEnvironment.WebRootPath; string pathToImage = $@"{webRootPath}\UserFiles\Blogs\{blog.Id}\HeaderImage.jpg"; EnsureFolder(pathToImage); using (var filestream = new FileStream(pathToImage, FileMode.Create)) { await createViewModel.BlogHeaderImage.CopyToAsync(filestream); } } return(blog); //return await blogServices.Add(blog); }