Converting a Webinar to Meeting - does it change the "join" URL?

[vspruance]

When converting a Webinar to a Meeting (well ahead of the event) - does the link to join the meeting change for those who have already registered? I've read in a few places that the Meeting ID stays the same. Does that mean the URL that registered folks have already received to join the webinar stay the same?? We don't want half of our attendees to not be able to log in to the Zoom because they have an old URL pre-conversion. But I would like to make the change to be able to encourage video/audio interaction.  

The Zoom help page specifies that the link won't change when converting a Meeting to a Webinar, but it doesn't specify the same for the Webinar to Meeting conversion.

[Ohkawa]

@vspruance 

No.

The link is the same after conversion.

[jhonmu689]

Hi vspruance,

When you convert a Zoom Webinar to a Meeting, the join link does change, even if the Meeting ID appears the same. This is because webinars and meetings are structured differently on Zoom’s platform. So, if attendees try to use the original webinar link after the conversion, they may not be able to join the session.

To avoid confusion, it’s important to send out the new meeting link to everyone who registered for the webinar. Making the switch early is a good idea if you want to promote more interaction, but just be sure to clearly communicate the updated link so no one is left out.

Regards