Hello,

We are also looking to disable the create button and blank page template for security reasons.
We have disabled the button using Javascript in the global custom HTML header but need a solution for the template. 

I'm glad to see interest growing for this topic. 
Has there been any movement toward including it in an upcoming DC release?  

Hi there, waiting for this implementation also....

Is there any update on this?
I would also like the blank page template option to be removed so users are forced to use a template. This would make the style guide work so much easier for us

+1 from DTR VMS. We need to remove blank page template on a per space basis to ensure pages are formatted correctly to work with other summary views. Overall it's very important and significantly impacts ability to use Confluence easily and successfully. 

This is a must for us as we are trying to implement style guidelines and this ability is working against us, we need the ability to remove this on a single space basis. 

Of security reason we need to remove the blank template and replace it with a specific template asap. This is a non negotiable requirement from our customers.

+1 from VP PLC - We have setup templates for each of our spaces and the default "Blank Page / Blank Post" etc are just confusing staff

+ 1 from Ambientia we have customers who have tight discipline what kind of content can be created

+1 from Continental

Would be great if Confluence admin can disable Blank pages by default, with the option of Space admin re-enabling it if needed.

+1 from GE. I need all pages to be created using my custom template. Blank page does nothing for me. It still shows in create page dialog and when users click create without using the ellipsis, a blank page is created.