---
title: "Create an alias"
slug: "create-an-alias"
abstract: "How to create an alias definition item using the System/Alias template."
---
# Create an alias

You can create an alias definition item using the *System/Alias* data template. For example, to create the alias definition item */Sitecore/System/Aliases/MyAlias* to cause the URL */MyAlias.aspx* to activate the */Sitecore/Content/Home/Sample* item:

```

Sitecore.Data.Database master = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");

Sitecore.Data.Items.TemplateItem alias = master.Templates[Sitecore.TemplateIDs.Alias];

Sitecore.Data.Items.Item aliases = master.GetItem("/sitecore/system/aliases");

Sitecore.Data.Items.Item myAlias = aliases.Add("MyAlias", alias);

Sitecore.Data.Items.Item sample = master.GetItem("/sitecore/content/home/sample");

myAlias.Editing.BeginEdit();

Sitecore.Data.Fields.LinkField linkField = myAlias.Fields["linked item"];

linkField.LinkType = "internal";

Sitecore.Links.UrlOptions urlOptions = Sitecore.Links.LinkManager.GetDefaultUrlOptions();

urlOptions.AlwaysIncludeServerUrl = false;

linkField.Url = Sitecore.Links.LinkManager.GetItemUrl(sample,urlOptions);

linkField.TargetID = sample.ID;

myAlias.Appearance.Icon = sample.Appearance.Icon;

myAlias.Editing.EndEdit();

```