How can I configure Sitecore so that it generates absolute links to media items?

Question

and , when rendering a MediaItem, generate html code that looks like the following:

Answer 1

There's a much easier solution to this. I may be a little off with my syntax - please feel free to correct me and I'll make edits.

MediaManager.GetItemUrl(item, new MediaUrlOptions { AbsolutePath = true });

Answer 2

I worked on a project where we stored media assets on Akamai's CDN, so we had to change how the media URLs resolved.

We adapted the built-in LinkProvider class by changing ExpandDynamicLinks(). We also adapted Sitecore.Resources.Media.MediaProvider and updated the GetMediaUrl() method.

These were to handle links to images generated by field renderers and links created within a Rich Text editor.

Answer 3

Create a Link to Sitecore Media Item

You will not be able to fetch the Media Item using the above LinkManager.GetItemUrl() Method. Sitecore has a separate API to fetch the Media URLs.

public string ResolveSitecoreMediaURL(Sitecore.Data.Items.Item item)
{
   MediaUrlOptions mediaOptions= new MediaUrlOptions();
   mediaOptions.AlwaysIncludeServerUrl = true;
   mediaOptions.AbsolutePath =true;
   return Sitecore.Resources.Media.MediaManager.GetMediaUrl(item,mediaOptions);
}

Like LinkManager had the URLOptions MediaManager comes with a MediaUrlOptions where you can control the absolute and relative URLs.