We've got a project with a couple of macros to use in RichText Editor.

Specifically this simple one, which is used to add buttons for internal/external links or media items.

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Macros.PartialViewMacroPage

@{
    var links = Model.GetParameterValueAsLinks("links");
}

@if (links != null)
{
    foreach (var link in links)
    {
        <a class="a-button u-bg-color--secondary" href="@Html.Raw(link.Url)" target="@link.Target">@link.Name</a>
    }
}

The problem is that when you choose a media item, the media item will not show it being used in media archive, which in turn results in web editors deleting media items that looks like they're not in use, but really are.

Example of media item showing it being used. I have tried to include data-udi in the tag, but unfortunately without luck. (<a data-udi="umb://media/10b31c0f862244fbbcbb51f4a48bbcf8" href="...)

Couldn't find any information about this, is it even possible to create the reference when used through a macro?