Added the Blog to PDF converter sample using the HTMLConverter library

Controllers/HomeController.cs

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+using HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.Models;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Syncfusion.Drawing;
+using Syncfusion.HtmlConverter;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf.Interactive;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.Controllers
+{
+    public class HomeController : Controller
+    {
+        private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
+
+        public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger)
+        {
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public IActionResult Index()
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        public IActionResult Privacy()
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        [ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
+        public IActionResult Error()
+        {
+            return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
+        }
+        public ActionResult ExportToPDF(URL url)
+        {
+            //Initialize HTML to PDF converter.
+            HtmlToPdfConverter htmlConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();
+
+            //Initialize Blink converter settings.
+            BlinkConverterSettings blinkConverterSettings = new BlinkConverterSettings();
+
+            //Enable lazy load images.
+            blinkConverterSettings.EnableLazyLoadImages = true;
+
+            //Set the page size and orientation of the PDF document.
+            blinkConverterSettings.PdfPageSize = PdfPageSize.A4;
+            blinkConverterSettings.Orientation = PdfPageOrientation.Landscape;
+
+            //Set the Scale of the PDF document.
+            blinkConverterSettings.Scale = 1.0f;
+
+            //Set the margin of the PDF document.
+            blinkConverterSettings.Margin.All = 0;
+
+            //Set the JavaScript to remove the unwanted elements from the HTML page.
+            //Set the JavaScript to remove the unwanted elements from the HTML page.
+            blinkConverterSettings.JavaScript = "document.getElementById(\"liveChatApp\").remove();\ndocument.getElementById(\"wpfront-scroll-top\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"top-section\").remove(); \n document.getElementById(\"main-menu-section\").remove(); \n document.getElementById(\"home-page-header\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"social-icon\").remove(); \n document.getElementById(\"subscription-section\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"toc-section\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"category-ad-section\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"comments-section\").remove();\n document.getElementById(\"cookie\").remove()";
+
+            //Assign the header element to PdfHeader of Blink converter settings.
+            blinkConverterSettings.PdfHeader = AddHeader(blinkConverterSettings.PdfPageSize, url.HeaderText);
+
+            //Assign the footer element to PdfFooter of Blink converter settings.
+            blinkConverterSettings.PdfFooter = AddFooter(blinkConverterSettings.PdfPageSize);
+
+            blinkConverterSettings.AdditionalDelay = 20000;
+
+            //Assign the Blink converter settings to HTML converter.
+            htmlConverter.ConverterSettings = blinkConverterSettings;
+
+            if(url.BlogLink == string.Empty)
+            {
+                throw new PdfException("Blog link is empty. Kindly add Blog link in the text box before performing conversion");
+            }
+
+            PdfDocument document = htmlConverter.Convert(url.BlogLink);
+            //Create memory stream.
+            MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
+            //Save and close the document. 
+            document.Save(stream);
+            document.Close();       
+
+
+            //Load the PDF document
+            PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument(stream);
+
+            //Get first page from document
+            PdfLoadedPage? page = doc.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
+
+            //Create PDF graphics for the page
+            PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
+
+            // Gets the stream of the Image URL.
+            Stream receiveStream;
+            if (url.ImageURL != null)
+            {
+                receiveStream = DownloadImage(url.ImageURL);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                /* Below URL act as a default URL if TextBox is empty. It can be modified */
+                receiveStream = DownloadImage("https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NET-MAUI.png");
+            }
+
+            //Load the image
+            PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(receiveStream);
+
+            // Define the position and size for the image
+            float x = 570;
+            float y = 330;
+            float width = 235;
+            float height = 245;
+
+            // Draw the image on the page
+            page.Graphics.DrawImage(image, x, y, width, height);
+
+            // Define the URL for the hyperlink
+
+            string AdURL = string.Empty;
+
+            if(url.AdURL != null) 
+            { 
+                AdURL = url.AdURL;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                /* Below URL act as a default URL if AdURL TextBox is empty. It can be modified */
+                AdURL = "https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/maui";
+            }
+
+            // Create a hyperlink annotation
+            PdfUriAnnotation hyperlink = new PdfUriAnnotation(new RectangleF(x, y, width, height), AdURL);
+            hyperlink.Border = new PdfAnnotationBorder(0); // Set border to 0 for invisible border
+
+            // Add the hyperlink annotation to the page
+            page.Annotations.Add(hyperlink);
+
+            //Creating the stream object
+            stream = new MemoryStream();
+            //Save the document as stream
+            doc.Save(stream);
+            //Close the document
+            doc.Close(true);
+            return File(stream.ToArray(), System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Application.Pdf, "HTML-to-PDF.pdf");
+        }
+        private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddHeader(SizeF pdfPageSize, string headerText)
+        {
+            //Create PDF page template element for header with bounds.
+            PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(new RectangleF(0, 0, pdfPageSize.Height, 50));
+            //Create font and brush for header element.
+            PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8);
+            var color = Color.FromArgb(179, 179, 179);
+            PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(color);
+            if(headerText == string.Empty)
+            {
+                headerText = "Syncfusion Blog";
+            }
+            //Draw the header string in header template element. 
+            header.Graphics.DrawString(headerText, font, brush, new PointF(200, 20));
+
+            return header;
+        }
+
+        private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddFooter(SizeF pdfPageSize)
+        {
+            //Create PDF page template element for footer with bounds.
+            PdfPageTemplateElement footer = new PdfPageTemplateElement(new RectangleF(0, 0, pdfPageSize.Height, 50));
+            //Create font and brush for header element.
+            PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8);
+            //Create page number field.
+            PdfPageNumberField pageNumber = new PdfPageNumberField(font, PdfBrushes.Black);
+            //Create page count field.
+            PdfPageCountField count = new PdfPageCountField(font, PdfBrushes.Black);
+            var color = Color.FromArgb(179, 179, 179);
+            PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(color);
+            //Add the fields in composite fields.
+            PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "Page {0} of {1}", pageNumber, count);
+            //Draw the composite field in footer
+            compositeField.Draw(footer.Graphics, new PointF(250, 20));
+            return footer;
+        }
+        public static Stream DownloadImage(string url)
+        {
+            using (WebClient client = new())
+            {
+                byte[] imageBytes = client.DownloadData(url);
+                return new MemoryStream(imageBytes);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.HtmlToPdfConverter.Net.Windows" Version="25.2.6" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.csproj.user

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="Current" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <NameOfLastUsedPublishProfile>C:\Users\SivaramGunabalan\Downloads\HTMLToPDF_WebApplication_%281%29-992781036\HTMLToPDF_WebApplication\Properties\PublishProfiles\HTMLToPDFWebApplication20240508143652 - Zip Deploy.pubxml</NameOfLastUsedPublishProfile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.sln

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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.9.34622.214
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "HTMLToPDF_WebApplication", "HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.csproj", "{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+		Release-Xml|Any CPU = Release-Xml|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Release-Xml|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8561E39B-8497-4255-8C5D-320D49E81DD8}.Release-Xml|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {6DE2CB99-5F1C-48F9-B7F7-FC235D336C47}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal

Models/ErrorViewModel.cs

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+namespace HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.Models
+{
+    public class ErrorViewModel
+    {
+        public string? RequestId { get; set; }
+
+        public bool ShowRequestId => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(RequestId);
+    }
+}

Models/URL.cs

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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace HTMLToPDF_WebApplication.Models
+{
+    public class URL
+    {
+        [Required]
+        public string AdURL { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public string ImageURL { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public string HeaderText { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public string BlogLink { get; set; }
+    }
+}

Program.cs

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+namespace HTMLToPDF_WebApplication
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Syncfusion.Licensing.SyncfusionLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("");
+            var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+            // Add services to the container.
+            builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
+
+            var app = builder.Build();
+
+            // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
+            if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+            {
+                app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
+                // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
+                app.UseHsts();
+            }
+
+            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+            app.UseStaticFiles();
+
+            app.UseRouting();
+
+            app.UseAuthorization();
+
+            app.MapControllerRoute(
+                name: "default",
+                pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
+
+            app.Run();
+        }
+    }
+}

Properties/PublishProfiles/HTMLToPDFWebApplication20240508130203 - Zip Deploy.pubxml

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+<!--
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+by editing this MSBuild file. In order to learn more about this please visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121. 
+-->
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <WebPublishMethod>ZipDeploy</WebPublishMethod>
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+    <ResourceGroup>AzureCloudServiceBlink</ResourceGroup>
+    <LaunchSiteAfterPublish>true</LaunchSiteAfterPublish>
+    <SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>https://htmltopdfwebapplication20240508130203.azurewebsites.net</SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>
+    <PublishProvider>AzureWebSite</PublishProvider>
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+    <LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
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+    <PublishUrl>https://htmltopdfwebapplication20240508130203.scm.azurewebsites.net/</PublishUrl>
+    <UserName>$HTMLToPDFWebApplication20240508130203</UserName>
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Properties/PublishProfiles/HTMLToPDFWebApplication20240508143652 - Zip Deploy.pubxml

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+by editing this MSBuild file. In order to learn more about this please visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121. 
+-->
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