## Related Issue * https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/24112+ ## Background [Several customers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/24112) are experiencing confusion surrounding template selection and request the ability for administrators to toggle GitLab's built-in project templates through the Admin Area. The feature aims to help manage template clutter as the number of built-in and custom templates grows, ensuring only relevant templates appear in the "Create new project from template" flow. This feature will be available to premium and ultimate customers. ## Goals 1. **Reduce confusion and errors:** Organizations with custom templates need users to find the right templates without built-in options adding noise 2. **Enforce governance and compliance:** Some organizations need to ensure only approved templates are available, particularly in regulated environments 3. **Align with governance expectations:** Organizations using server-side hooks or other controls expect all content entering repositories to pass through those checks. Built-in templates currently bypass this flow ### Scope We will provide administrators the ability to disable built-in project templates with support for both: * **UI**: Admin Area setting to enable/disable built-in templates globally * **API**: Corresponding API endpoint to manage this setting programmatically