How to Choose a Meeting Page Theme in GoodMeet

Every GoodMeet meeting has its own page on your site. Visitors open it to check the time, watch the countdown and click the join button. A meeting theme decides how that page looks.

A class, a webinar and a one-to-one call each need a different kind of page. Here you pick a site default theme, preview it on a real meeting and save it. Every meeting page then uses that theme, unless a meeting picks its own.

By the end of this guide, you will have:

• A site default theme for every meeting page
• A preview of that theme on your latest meeting
• The new theme saved and live for your visitors
• A clear picture of all fourteen themes, on desktop and on a phone
• A way to go back to Classic at any time

Before you begin #

Make sure you have:

• GoodMeet installed and activated
• An administrator account on the site
• At least one published meeting, so you can preview the theme
• GoodMeet Pro activated, if you want one of the 12 Pro themes

Let’s get started.

Step 1: Open GoodMeet settings #

Meeting themes are a site-wide setting, so they live in GoodMeet settings rather than in a single meeting.

1. In the WordPress admin menu, go to GoodMeet.
2. Click Settings.

Step 2: Open the Meeting themes tab #

The theme and the style settings share one tab, so you can change the layout and the colours in one visit.

1. In the settings menu on the left, find the Appearance group.
2. Click Meeting themes.

The tab shows the Theme group at the top and the Style group below it.

Step 3: Browse the theme gallery #

Each card in the Theme group shows a preview, the theme name and a short description of what the theme is built for.

1. Scroll through the Theme group and read the card descriptions.
2. Find the card with the filled blue circle. That is your current site default. On a new site, it is Classic.

Step 4: Select a theme #

Selecting a card only marks your choice. Nothing changes on your site until you save.

1. Click the card of the theme you want, for example Aurora.
2. Check that the card now has a blue border and a filled circle.

A bar appears at the bottom of the screen with You have unsaved changes.

Step 5: Preview the theme on a real meeting #

A preview shows the theme with your own meeting content, which tells you more than the small card does.

1. Click Preview on latest meeting at the top right of the Theme group.
2. Your most recent published meeting opens in a new browser tab, drawn with the selected theme.
3. Check the page, then close the tab and come back to settings.

Step 6: Save your choice #

Saving makes the theme live on every meeting page that follows the site default.

1. Click Save changes in the bar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Wait for the confirmation message, Appearance saved.

To undo your selection instead, click Discard. The gallery goes back to the theme you saved last.

What visitors see #

Open any meeting page in a private browser window. It now uses the theme you saved. Each shot below shows a meeting written for that theme. Pick the one that fits the meetings you run most often.

Free themes #

Classic #

Best for any meeting, with content on the left and the time and details in a sidebar.

Paper #

Best for clean, bright pages with the thumbnail and host beside the join card.

Pro themes #

Cover #

Best for launches and events that need a bold first impression.

Studio #

Best for live shows, critiques and sessions that should feel like a broadcast.

Cadence #

Best for recurring meetings such as standups and weekly check-ins.

Guestlist #

Best for webinars and sessions that need registration.

Admit #

Best for paid meetings and masterclasses.

Lobby #

Best for all-hands meetings and town halls where people wait for the start.

Lesson #

Best for classes and course sessions.

Keynote #

Best for talks led by one speaker.

Consult #

Best for one-to-one calls and consultations.

Aurora #

Best for community events and meetups that should feel special.

Journal #

Best for author talks and meetings with a long description.

Encore #

Best for meetings that are over, so visitors can catch up.

Themes on a phone #

Every theme adapts to small screens. The join button and the countdown stay near the top.

Use a different theme for one meeting #

The site theme keeps every meeting page consistent. Some meetings need their own look, though, such as a product launch or a one-to-one call. You can give a single meeting its own theme while every other meeting keeps the site default.

1. Go to GoodMeet > All Meetings, hover over the meeting and click the pencil icon, Edit. For a new meeting, click Add new.

2. In the steps on the left, click Page design.

3. Click Meeting theme. The first option, Site default (Classic), follows the theme you saved above. Pick any other theme, for example Aurora, to fix this meeting to it.

4. Click Update meeting, or Create meeting for a new one. Saving also updates the Google Calendar event, so it can take a few seconds.

Open the meeting page in a private window to see it. The rest of your meetings still use the site default.

Instructors who create meetings on the front end see the same Meeting theme field. Only administrators see the Customize themes link under it, because only they can open GoodMeet settings.

Benefits of using GoodMeet meeting themes #

• A layout per meeting type: Classes, webinars, paid sessions, one-to-one calls and recordings each have a theme built for them.
• One place for the join button: Every page follows the site default, so returning visitors find the button where they expect it.
• Preview on real content: You see the theme on your latest meeting before anyone else does.
• Nothing breaks when you switch: Meetings, Meet links and calendar events stay as they are.

Troubleshooting #

I only see Classic and Paper in the gallery #

The other 12 themes come with GoodMeet Pro.

Check that:

• GoodMeet Pro is installed and activated under Plugins.
• You reloaded the Meeting themes tab after activating Pro.

A meeting page does not use the theme I saved #

That meeting has its own theme in its Page design step. A meeting’s own choice wins over the site default.

1. Edit the meeting and open Page design.
2. Set Meeting theme to Site default.
3. Click Update meeting.

The Preview on latest meeting button is missing #

The button needs at least one published meeting to preview on. Create and publish a meeting, then reload the Meeting themes tab.

The preview does not show my new brand colour #

The preview applies the selected theme only. Style settings apply after saving. Click Save changes, then reload the meeting page.

My theme looks different on one site #

Your WordPress theme can override any GoodMeet design with a file at goodmeet/themes/<slug>.php. Ask your developer whether your theme ships such an override file.

Frequently asked questions #

Does changing the theme change my meetings or Google Calendar events? #

No. The theme only changes how the meeting page looks on your site. Meetings, Meet links and calendar events stay the same.

Can each meeting use a different theme? #

Yes. Open the meeting, go to Page design, and pick a Meeting theme. See How to use a different theme for one meeting.

Can I change colours and button shapes too? #

Yes. Use the Style group on the same screen. See How to customize the meeting page style.

What happens to Pro themes if I deactivate GoodMeet Pro? #

Meeting pages that used a Pro theme fall back to Classic, the built-in default. Your saved choice comes back when you activate Pro again.

Can visitors see the preview? #

No. The preview link works for administrators only. Visitors always see the saved theme.

You’re ready to choose a meeting theme #

Your meeting pages now share one saved theme. Visitors see the same layout on every meeting link. Next, give a single meeting its own theme, or set colours and layout for all of them.

• How to use a different theme for one meeting
• How to customize the meeting page style
• How to let instructors create meetings from the front end