# UseAbsoluteURLDefaults

Set `UseAbsoluteURLDefaults` to `True` to use an absolute format for generating constructed link URLs in documents (that is, links start with `http://` or `https://` and the View component host and port).

By default, View generates root-relative links (starting with the slash (`/`) character), because these work in a wider range of scenarios. You can set `UseAbsoluteURLDefaults` to `True` to use absolute links, which was the default behavior in versions of View earlier than 12.9.0.

If neither root-relative nor absolute links work correctly, you might need to use URLPrefix or DefaultURLPrefix to specify how View constructs the links.

NOTE: When you set `UseAbsoluteURLDefaults` to `True`, if the View component receives requests over SSL, it automatically uses `https://` in the links.

Type: | Boolean
Default: | False
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | Viewing
Example: | `UseAbsoluteURLDefaults=True`
See Also: | View action URLPrefix parameter AbsoluteImagePrefix AbsoluteLinkPrefix DefaultURLPrefix RedirectAbsoluteLinks

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