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How To Stack, Nest, Mix, And Match Presets In Divi 5

Most Divi 5 users start with presets by saving one complete style at a time. That works for simple reuse, but it can quickly turn into a long list of similar presets: one card preset for a light version, another for a dark version, another with a different border, another with different spacing, and so on. Divi 5 lets you build presets in a more connected way. Instead of saving every finished variation as a separate preset, you can break styles into smaller pieces, stack those pieces on the same element, nest them inside larger presets, and reuse compatible presets across different parts of a site. That is where the system becomes powerful. A border preset can be used inside a button preset. That button preset can live inside a full Call To Action preset. A background preset can be shared across a button, a testimonial, a footer, a row, and a column. Change the shared preset once, and every connected element updates with it. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how stacked presets, nest...
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Divi 5.11 Release Notes

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It’s official; the beta phases have ended, and Divi 5 has arrived. This isn’t the end; it’s a new beginning for Divi, and we are moving forward faster than ever with weekly updates. If you use Divi 5 , you’ll see a version 5.11  update notification today. If you want to get an early inside scoop, I often post progress reports in the Divi Theme Users Facebook group. Join us! What’s New In Divi 5.11? This is a quick follow-up to Divi 5.10 . We implemented 18 bug fixes and improvements , along with four new modules ! Four New Modules We released four new modules  in Divi 5.11! The charts module lets you build interactive charts in nine different formats and manage data using a brand new tabular data editor. The Gravity Forms and Imagely modules add native modules for two of the most popular plugins in the WordPress ecosystem, making it easy to add and style custom forms and galleries inside the builder. Finally, the payment button provides a simple ...
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Part 9 Of Mastering Flexbox: Creating Responsive Columns Without CSS Grid

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In Part 8 of our Mastering Flexbox series, we focused on controlling spacing with Gap instead of relying on margin for repeated spacing patterns. We saw how Horizontal Gap and Vertical Gap help create cleaner, more consistent spacing across rows, columns, and Module Groups. Now, in Part 9, we’re focusing on another common responsive layout question: how do you create flexible multi-column sections without reaching for CSS Grid every time? CSS Grid is still the right tool for true two-dimensional layouts, especially when you need precise row and column placement, overlapping items, or highly irregular grid patterns. But for many everyday layouts, such as card grids, split content sections, sidebar layouts, feature rows, and mixed-width columns, Divi 5’s Flexbox system gives you a faster, more visual workflow. By combining Column Class , Layout Wrapping , Gap , Justify Content , Align Items , and Display Order , you can build responsive, grid-like column layouts directl...
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Is AI Going To Kill WordPress?

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Ask around right now whether AI is going to kill WordPress, and you’ll get wildly different answers depending on who you ask. Somewhere out there is a LinkedIn post you’ve probably already seen, arguing WordPress is basically dead — that nobody in their right mind would start a new site on it today when tools like Lovable, Bolt, and v0 will just build you one from a sentence. It’s a compelling claim. It’s also not the whole story. I’ve spent years writing about WordPress, and lately I’ve spent just as much time working with AI tools — including a fair bit of my own vibe-coding — so this question isn’t academic for me. My answer, if you want it up front: WordPress isn’t dying. What I think is happening is that it’s assimilating AI. Maybe slower than the loudest voices might like, but it’s assimilating it. The way I see it, AI isn’t really a competitor to WordPress — it’s closer to a utility. Like electricity, or li...
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