Nuxt Installation Template Selection Feels Blind

It looks like the Nuxt installation flow has changed, and I’m not a fan of making blind selections.

Which template would you like to use?

│  ○ content – Content-driven website
│  ● minimal – Minimal setup for Nuxt 4 (recommended)
│  ○ module – Nuxt module
│  ○ ui – App using Nuxt UI

The options don’t make it clear what will or won’t be included in each template. I prefer starting with a blank project, but even when selecting “module – Nuxt module”, it installs several things I don’t need. The previous manual setup was much clearer.

We should document it better, right. For you: second minimal is right. Module is a Nuxt module, ui wanna use Nuxt UI, andn content is a great Content Module, but not what you want for a clear Nuxt app.

We should move minimal at first and Nuxt UI app at second.

Also, Current installation allows installing ~~unsupported~~ uncompatible modules to be installed.

I agree with him.
I believe the way Nuxt4 allowed users to select first-party modules optionally during the initial setup—just like in the previous version—was much clearer.
Alternatively, I think placing the minimal option at the top would also be a good approach.

incompatible module prompt has been fixed in #1165

@danielroe

@danielroe With the new CLI I think we can close this as completed?

I think this bit is still not changed:

The options don’t make it clear what will or won’t be included in each template

How about this -

*  Which template would you like to use?
|  > minimal         - Minimal setup (recommended)
|    ui              - With Nuxt UI preconfigured
|    content         - With Nuxt Content preconfigured
|    module          - Starter to create your first Nuxt module
|    v5-nightly      - Minimal setup for Nuxt 5 Nightly
|  ↑/↓ to navigate • Enter: confirm
—

Moved minimal to the top. The order of ui and content could depend on which one people use more often.
Added intentional spacing between the template name and the hyphen so that all descriptions are vertically aligned, making the options easier to scan.
The accent color can also be applied to the "Enter" text, similar to the > selector.

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Flo0806 commented on Dec 13, 2025

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