Unpublish a Project Template

This how-to guide explains how to unpublish a Project Template in Authorium. Unpublishing removes the template from the list of available options when starting a new project, without deleting it or affecting existing projects already using it.

When to Unpublish a Project Template

You should unpublish a template when you need to:

• Make changes to its configuration.
• Retire a template that is outdated or temporarily inactive.
• Prevent teams from using it for new projects, without removing historical references.

To Unpublish a Project Template

1. Go to Configuration > Project Templates.
2. Locate and select the template you want to unpublish and click View Template.

3. Click the three-dot menu next to the template status.
4. Select Unpublish from the dropdown.

5. Click Unpublish in the confirmation dialog.

Note

Only Org Owners and Org Admins can unpublish templates.

What Happens When You Unpublish a Template

• The template is no longer available for starting new projects.
• Projects that were already created using the template remain unchanged.
• The template remains editable and can be republished at any time.
• Users cannot start new projects from an unpublished template, even if it was previously used in their organization.

Unpublishing vs Archiving vs Deleting

Action	Effect on New Projects	Effect on Existing Projects	Can Be Edited	Permanently Removed
Unpublish	Not available	No impact	Yes	No
Archive	Hidden from users (for cleanup)	No impact	Yes	No
Delete	Permanently removed	Cannot be used anymore	No	Yes

• Use Unpublish if you plan to reuse or update the template later.
• Use Archive when a template is fully replaced and should not be visible to prevent accidental re-publication.
• Use Delete only if the template is no longer needed at all.

See Also

To complement your knowledge of this process, check the following pages:

• Publish a Project Template
• FAQs: Managing Templates and Their Impact on Projects