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Divi 5 has been in Public Alpha since late last year. It is incredible how much progress we’ve made over that time. However, to gauge its progress, you need to look at how leading third-party extensions are adapting to Divi 5’s new architecture. We did a full overview of Divi Essentials not too long ago, but that was well before any D5 updates on their part.  Let’s check in on Divi Essential again and look at its recent D5 compatibility updates! Divi Essential’s D5 Progress Update Divi Essential , a popular module and extension pack, is actively pivoting to Divi 5! Its latest beta version is now out and is compatible with Divi 5 . Divi Essentials users can contact their support team to get access to the Beta if they want to try it. Divi Essential’s developers have built an innovative dual-compatibility, supporting Divi 4 and Divi 5. Migration is currently initiated only when pages are saved after initial attempts, not directly from the migrator interface. This cautious appro...

Some people need larger text, higher contrast, or motion turned off to use a website comfortably. Accessibility Sidebar gives your visitors those options, all built to work seamlessly with Divi 5 . Let’s explore what it does, how it works, and why it matters before the June 28 deadline. The Accessibility Sidebar For Divi 5 Your visitor lands on your Divi site and immediately squints at the screen. Your carefully chosen 16px font looks perfect on your monitor, but it needs something bigger to read comfortably. Instead of zooming their entire browser and breaking your layout, they spot a small accessibility icon. One click opens a sidebar with real controls. They bump the text up to 20px. The change happens instantly, affecting every page they visit. This exact scenario can be achieved by using Accessibility Sidebar by Divi-Modules, which is currently available at 50% discount until June 28 on our Marketplace (check the page for up-to-date pricing). Works With Divi 5’s New Archit...

Accessibility Attributes is now fully compatible with Divi 5 , giving you a no-code way to add ARIA roles, labels, and other screen reader helpers right inside the builder. If you’re working with Divi 5, it’s the easiest way to build accessibility into your site without changing your workflow or design. With the European Accessibility Act taking effect on June 28 and Google increasingly favoring accessibility best practices, now is the time to get ahead. Here’s how Accessibility Attributes works and how it helps your site meet modern accessibility standards! Accessibility Attributes For Divi 5 Accessibility Attributes is a Divi Plugin that lets you add ARIA roles, labels, and other accessibility helpers to your web pages directly from the Divi Builder without writing any code. ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes help you add meaning to elements that don’t provide enough context on their own, especially when building custom layouts in Divi 5. For example, if y...

Today, we are excited to release Interactions for Divi 5 , 🎉 a robust system for creating interactive elements such as popups and toggles, and creative scroll-based and mouse-movement-based effects. It’s not a pop-up builder; it’s an anything builder . Create a trigger, assign an effect, choose a target, and bring your custom interactions to life. You can do so many amazing things with this system, and I can’t wait to show you how it works, so let’s jump in. Check out the following video to see the new feature in action. 👇 Build Your Own Interactive Elements You’ll notice a new Interactions group in the advanced tab of all elements. Clicking the add interaction button will open the interaction editor, where you can configure each interaction’s trigger, effect, and target. The trigger initiates the interaction, such as when clicking or hovering. The effect happens when the interaction is triggered, such as toggle visibility, preset, or attribute, and the target is the affected ...

We’re getting very close to the launch of the Divi 5 Public Beta, and our team is focused on giving all Divi 4 users a clear upgrade path with a solid level of backward compatibility with legacy modules that may not be ready for Divi 5 when it launches. We’ve been testing all the top-selling products in the Divi Marketplace and improving Divi 5’s backward compatibility system so that, when the time comes, everyone will be able to upgrade. Today, we announce that Divi 5’s backward compatibility systems have improved significantly. If you’re using Divi 5 today, you’ll notice a much more bug-free experience when using legacy modules. You’ll also find that legacy modules are now available in the Add Module panel. Check out the following video to see the new feature in action. 👇 Using Legacy Modules In Divi 5 Divi 5 is built on a new tech stack. Creators of third-party modules must rebuild their products to take full advantage of what Divi 5 offers. In a perfect world, every third...