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How To Migrate From Divi 4 To Divi 5 (Complete Guide)

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Divi 5 is officially here. If you have an existing Divi website, migrating to Divi 5 is the single most impactful upgrade you can make. The new framework delivers faster page loads, a redesigned Visual Builder, and features that fundamentally change what’s possible. This guide walks you through every step of the Divi 4 to Divi 5 migration, so you can step into the future of Divi with confidence. What Changes When You Migrate To Divi 5 Before getting into the how, it helps to understand what the migration actually does under the hood. Divi 4 stores all layout data as shortcodes, such as [et_pb_section] and [et_pb_row], embedded directly in your post content. This format served Divi well for years, but over time, it led to performance constraints and slowed the pace of new feature development. Divi 5 replaces shortcode-based layout storage with a new, more stable storage format behind the scenes. When you run the migration, the Divi 5 Migrator converts every supported module on you...
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🎉 Divi 5 Launch Gift: A Free Design System (Download Now!)

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The official launch of Divi 5 is here, and we’re celebrating with a free, production-ready Design System you can import into any new Divi 5 site. This Design System is built to show how Divi 5’s modern design infrastructure fits together in a real project. It includes hundreds of presets, complete page layouts, Theme Builder templates, and a structured system of Design Variables that power everything. If you have ever wanted to see how Design Variables flow into Presets, how Presets can be stacked and nested, and how that consistency carries across layouts, this is the cleanest example we can give you. How To Get The Free Divi 5 Design System The download comes as a .ZIP file containing multiple JSON files. These files are designed to work with Divi 5’s native import systems, so setup is quick once you’re on a fresh Divi 5 installation. Download the Files Download For Free Join the Divi Newsletter and we will email you a copy of the ultimate Divi Landing Page Layo...
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Divi 5 Official 🎉 (Beta Ends Today)

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After over a year of public testing and improvement, Divi 5 is officially exiting the beta phase today. This isn’t the finish line; it’s a fresh start for Divi, and you can expect even faster development moving forward. It’s going to be an exciting year! I cover everything in the video below, including how to upgrade to Divi 5 and migrate your websites. 👇 Getting To Know Divi 5 Firstly, we know that Divi 5 is a significant change, and that you may need more time to adapt, especially if your third-party plugins are not ready. For that reason, we will continue to support Divi 4 for at least the next 12 months, and longer if practical, while continuing to fix security and compatibility issues with new WordPress versions. There’s no rush. The release of Divi 5 should be exciting, not stressful. Take it at your own pace. If you don’t opt in to Divi 5 updates, you’ll stay on the Divi 4 update path. First Things First: Explore Divi 5’s New Features If you are brand new to Divi 5, w...
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Configuring Optimal Semantic Tags In Divi 5’s Default Presets

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Skipping the process of assigning semantic wrappers can feel tempting. It often means building the page first, then going back to configure tags for each element, and repeating that work on every new section or page. Divi 5 removes this friction by using presets. You can define semantic tags once at the default level, and every element you add afterward will automatically follow the correct HTML structure. In this post, you will learn which preset settings to configure so your builds are semantically sound from the start, even before you begin creating pages. Have a look! What Are Semantic Tags? Every element on a webpage is wrapped in a tag. Some tags describe the type of content they contain. These are semantic tags. The word semantic means “relating to meaning,” so semantic tags add meaning to your markup. Tags like header, nav, main, section, article, aside, and footer fall into this category. A header tag tells browsers this content functions as a header. A nav tag indicate...
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How To Create Browser-Native Toggles Using Divi 5’s Semantic Tags

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Accordions and toggle content have traditionally required JavaScript to handle the interaction correctly. Modern HTML includes native elements that get you closer to a non-JavaScript version of that. <details> and <summary> elements create functional disclosure widgets using nothing but a couple of simple elements. These elements handle expand/collapse behavior automatically, support keyboard interaction out of the box, and work without any extra JavaScript. Divi 5’s Semantic Elements allow users to work with these native HTML elements (and many others) directly within the Visual Builder . You can construct toggles using Divi’s layout elements while outputting clean, semantic HTML that browsers understand natively. This post covers how to build a custom toggle using Divi 5’s Element Type settings, Divi design settings, and some simple CSS to make it all really smooth. Understanding The Details And Summary Elements The <details> element creates a disclosure wi...
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