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@@ -1516,8 +1516,16 @@ than two subdomains.
 - The *real* send always reads the **published** template
   (`getEmailTemplate()` in `app/lib/payload.ts`, `draft` unset) — a Live
   Preview edit never affects a live customer email until actually saved.
+- **`active` toggle (2026-07-25)** — each row now has an `active`
+  checkbox (backend `EmailTemplates.ts`); off suppresses the send
+  entirely, checked here for `order-confirmation`
+  (`orderEmail.ts`'s `sendOrderConfirmationEmail()`) before the hardcoded
+  default-wording fallback ever applies. See the backend repo's own
+  README ("Email templates: active/inactive toggle") for the full
+  picture, including the `password-reset` exception (Payload's core
+  `forgotPassword` operation has no hook to actually cancel that send).
 - `npx payload run src/seed-email-templates.ts` (Payload repo) seeds
-  defaults for all 6 rows — deliberately on-brand and a little playful
+  defaults for all 9 rows — deliberately on-brand and a little playful
   ("Bestellt!" / "Kein Drama." / "Unterwegs!" / "Storniert." / "Alles
   klar." / "Alles erledigt.", not generic transactional-email
   boilerplate), matching this site's voice elsewhere (see e.g. the