Hello Moderator, it looks like the code I included in my original post got mangled. How do I add code snippets to a post? Also can you please delete this post and I will repost it in such a way where the code can be clearly seen and understood.

What shall you do?

What about https://github.com/DNNCom...N.NewsFeeds/releases ?

Sorry, it looks like my code was mangled on the initial post. Here is the code that is partially working. 

I really try to avoid 3rd party mods. The Razor Host module is so versatile, outside mods aren't as needed. 

Is there no way to do this with the core tools?

Skin code:

Posted By Faith Coder on 1/29/2026 1:41 PM

Hello Moderator, it looks like the code I included in my original post got mangled. How do I add code snippets to a post? Also can you please delete this post and I will repost it in such a way where the code can be clearly seen and understood.

We have fixed this in the forums module (https://github.com/DNNCom...nityForums/pull/1566 )
but it has not yet been installed here

BTH, I don't think you can create an RSS feed this way as DNN will still render the complete page even if the Skin is pretty much empty.
I know Open Content has an option for this, you can find the code here, maybe it will help you.

https://github.com/sachat...ntent/Components/Rss

This template uses this:
https://github.com/sachat...ter/Articles/rss.hbs

BTW, you said you prefer no other modules, but I use the Open Content in some case like you use the Razor Host module, as a "template" can also be a single razor file. (with @dnn helpers included). But "on steroids" as you can easily add custom settings for instance.

An example: https://github.com/40fing...03.10-Razor-DNN-Menu

Unfortunately as others have mentioned I do not believe you will be able to acheive what you are looking for with a MVC module due to the fact that MVC Module is really rendering inline with the DNN Main Webform Module so you will have other content contained within. You would need to use a APIController, or other mechanism such as an .aspx page to bypass the entire pipeline that adds the theme etc.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. 

The code below is working. Basically I'm using razor to create an XML file on the server and populate it using file IO operations. No third-party mods have been installed. This is just using the core tools.

Does anyone see any problems with doing it this way as I know that just because something works doesn't necessarily mean it should be done :-)

 

 

If this is just a module on a page, and writing to a file it would be pretty easy to overwhelm the system and cause errors with simultaneious locks and the like, so I would just ensure that the "Creation of the file" isn't something the public can hit.