Default theme

How to switch a course to another theme, change a theme's colours, and set the default theme new courses start with, in Classic and the new builder.

To change how a course looks, pick a theme from Themes at the top of the builder. To change the colours themselves, edit the theme in your Brand kit. To have new courses start with your theme, open Brand kit, go to Themes, and select Set as default from that theme's menu. The default theme applies to courses created after you set it. Existing courses keep the theme they have.

How do I change the theme on a course?

The steps are the same in Classic and the new builder.

1. Open the course.
2. Select Themes at the top of the builder.
3. Choose a theme under Workspace themes (themes your team has made) or Preset themes.
4. Select Publish when you're ready for learners to see the change.

How do I change a theme's colours?

1. Open Brand kit from your Courses dashboard, or select Themes in the builder and then Brand kit. (In the builder, Edit theme takes you straight to the theme the course is using.)
2. Go to Themes, open the menu on your theme and select Edit. Or select Create theme to start a new one.
3. Set the colours:
   • Accent: buttons and highlights.
   • Background: the screen background. Text colour is picked automatically so it stays readable against it.
   • Headings: heading colour. It's set automatically unless you choose one.
4. Turn on Emphasise Start and Finish screens if you want different colours on your course's start and finish screens.
5. Save the theme.

Saving a workspace theme updates every course that uses it, and the window tells you how many courses that is. Courses built in the new builder show the new look to learners the next time you publish them.

How do I set a default theme?

1. Open Brand kit and go to Themes.
2. Open the menu on the theme you want and select Set as default.

The theme now shows a Default label. New courses start with it, whether you start them yourself or build them with the AI agent. Only one theme is the default at a time, and only your own workspace themes can be the default, not presets.

Why didn't my existing courses change when I set a default?

The default theme is only applied when a course is created. Courses you already have keep their current theme. To move an existing course to the new theme, open it and choose the theme from Themes, one course at a time.

If many courses already share one workspace theme, it's quicker to edit that theme: saving it updates every course that uses it.

Frequently asked questions

Which colour changes my buttons?

Accent. It colours buttons and highlights throughout the course.

Can I apply a theme to all my courses at once?

There's no bulk apply. Edit a workspace theme your courses already share, or change each course's theme from Themes in the builder.

Why can't I delete a theme?

A theme can't be deleted while a course uses it. Move those courses to another theme first.