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WordPress 4.9 released with a much needed (and much longed-for) feature: drafting, scheduling, and previewing theme changes. For a while now (since WP 3.4), the customize option in our admin dashboards has given us a modicum of control over our sites, but 4.9 really skyrocketed the feature into one of Core’s best. If you haven’t […]

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Improved Divi DocumentationFor You And Your Clients The Divi video documentation has been completely redone and greatly improved to make it easier for you and your clients to learn the ins and outs of the Divi Builder. Today we are excited to announce the complete revamp of our Divi documentation series and the release of […]

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It’s that time again for our monthly Divi Showcase where we take a look at several awesome Divi websites made by our community members. Each month we showcase the best Divi websites that were submitted from our community and today we want to share with you the top ten sites for the month of December. […]

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You love Divi. Of course you do. Divi rocks. That’s why there’s the hashtag #divirocks, right? But what about Monarch, our social sharing plugin that comes with your Elegant Themes membership? #monarchrocks, too, and part of that rocktitude is being able to create contextual social fly-ins. Monarch is really powerful, and once you’re familiar with […]

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Helping you get a website up and running without a lot of effort is the main goal of our Layout Pack Use Cases initiative. And this time, we’re helping you set up a copywriter website with the free Copywriter Layout Pack for Divi. Although this layout pack already has most of the elements your copywriter […]

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The WordPress code editor has needed some extra love and attention for a long time. In WordPress 4.9, it finally got updated. Until 4.9, the code editor that came bundled with the core software was…barely passable. If you have ever used the text tab when writing a post, you’ve essentially used the old code editor. […]

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Hey Divi Nation, thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. This week Kenny and his team have created a gorgeous Copywriter Layout Pack with nine different pages that provide […]

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With its impressive ~60% market share, Google Chrome clearly appeals to a majority of the world’s population. And that means its design is…well, built to appeal to the majority. But just because it appeals to the majority, that doesn’t mean it’s the right look for you. Thankfully, Google themes let you completely change how your […]

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Divi’s new border options add a ton of new possibilities to designing a new website with Divi’s built-in settings only. To help you illustrate some of the things you can do with the border options, we’re recreating the examples of the announcement post. In the first part of this post, we’ve handled 7 of the […]

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In a lot of cases, the WordPress core team tests features earmarked for inclusion into core with plugins. Anyone can check out what plugins are currently in beta, and doing so can help you predict how the platform will evolve within its next few releases. Beta testing enables the WordPress team to weed out features […]

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Divi’s new border style options are part of one of the most recent updates. Within the announcement blog post, we’ve shared some amazing designs you can achieve with these new options without having to use any additional CSS. The chances are that you’ve liked some of those designs and that you want to learn how […]

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All but the simplest of websites use databases. Everything that happens on your WordPress site – regardless of its complexity – is recorded to one. However, you may sometimes need to access and interact with your database content – and that’s often difficult without the right knowledge and tools. That’s where phpMyAdmin (and other tools […]

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The Visual Builder Just Got A Whole Lot Faster We want to help web designers be productive, and that means making sure that the Divi Builder is performing at the top of its class. One of our biggest goals while building Divi has been to help web designers be productive and improve efficiency in their […]

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Divi is a popular theme for sports websites. There are lots of sports websites made with Divi to help spark your imagination. If you don’t want to build your site from scratch, but also don’t want to use a child theme, there are lots of layouts available to help you get started quickly. With layouts […]

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If you’ve been using WordPress for any significant amount of time, you’ve probably come across a situation where you need to find a WordPress page ID or post ID. Page and post IDs can come in handy both when you’re using plugins and working with code. But despite their importance, WordPress doesn’t make it especially […]

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Divi comes with around 380 icons built in that can be used within blurbs, overlays, buttons, etc. As many as that is, there’s always the need for more. Some of the best resources for free icons are Font Awesome and Google’s Material Icons. Fortunately, these icons can be added to Divi easily with a third-party […]

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Having a good restaurant menu design on your website is as important as having a good menu on the spot, if not more important. You’d be surprised how many people visit a restaurant’s website before planning on making a reservation. It’s only logical that the menu page on your website will be the most visited […]

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Our goal with our Layout Pack Use Cases is to help you take a design to a functioning website that reflects everything a website built on a particular pack should be. In this instance, we’ve got a beautiful, inspiring yoga studio layout pack that we want to make functional. While our design team was designing […]

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WordPress is a fantastic platform that offers rock solid stability 99% of the time. However, errors are an inevitability that no platform can outrun. In most cases, they’re easy to fix. However, corrupted files fall into a tricky category, since it can be challenging to narrow down their cause. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways […]

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Hello Divi Nation! I’m excited to introduce our next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative. If you don’t know already, each week we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team straight to you. And this week Kenny and his team have created a professional Photo Marketplace Layout Pack. […]

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Subscribe buttons, we see them everywhere on practically every site. They come in different shapes and different colors but how do you create one that is irresistible and highly convertible? In this post, we’ll be helping you with that process by sharing 7 keys to creating an irresistible subscribe button. By following these tips your […]

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We’ve all seen those message bars at the top or bottom of a website. They usually inform us of the use of cookies, alert us to a sale, or ask us to sign up for the newsletter. There are lots of plugins available to add these bars to your website. What if you could create […]

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When creating an eCommerce website for your business, or when designing one for a client, one of the first things you’ll wonder is which content management system to use. Among all the different options you have, WordPress is highly recommended and frequently used. The reasons behind this are the simplicity of use and the various themes […]

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One of my favorite things about Divi is the large number of layouts available. Layouts can get you started quickly on your website design. You can use as much or as little of the layout as you want, and thanks to the Divi Builder, they’re easy to modify and make a design all your own. […]

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WordCamps are the premiere community events for WordPress. There are local and regional ones, as well as national and continental ones. WordCamp US is the annual event for the United States, and WordCamp US 2017 just wrapped up last weekend. And the Divi Nation showed up in force and made the weekend even more spectacular […]

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If you’re creating a coffee shop website, one of the things you might be looking for is a way to allow in-store pickups for online orders. It just makes it easier to attract a new audience that doesn’t have the time to stand hours in a line waiting to order a coffee. It also helps […]

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Sometimes bad things happen to good people websites. It’s not fair, but it’s true. And one of the worst things that can happen to your website (specifically your WordPress website) is that your posts go poof. Gone. They’re outta here like a home run at the World Series. And you, of course, are the one […]

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Easily Apply Color Filters, EffectsAnd Blend Modules To Any Element Now you have even more control over the appearance of every element on your page thanks to our new collection of filters, effects and blend modes. We want to provide designers the tools they need to be creative on the web, and that means giving […]

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If you run or help volunteer at an organization that puts on events, then you’re likely familiar with a wide range of event planning, management, and promotional tools. There’s Facebook, Meetup, and loads of WordPress plugins with slightly different approaches to the task of putting on an event. These tools are great. And for almost […]

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Throughout grad school and then my near-decade as a college instructor, I learned that most students (myself included) were woefully unprepared for the professional development that came once school was over. Employers and graduate schools looked at more than GPA and final projects to evaluate them. One of the easiest ways to build your CV […]

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Using mockups is one of the easiest ways to bring a much needed sense of professionalism to your website. There are plenty of sites out there that offer free mockups that you can adjust to your specific needs; we’ve created a list of some of the best ones out there in this post. And to help […]

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Starting a personal blog is one of those things many people have thought of doing. And because it’s so easy to get started, most of those people have actually created one. Some have even managed to create pretty successful personal blogs out of something that started out as just a hobby. But what’s the key to running […]

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Hey Divi Nation, thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. This week Kenny and his team have created an inspiring Yoga Layout Pack with seven different pages that provide […]

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If you’re a WordPress user, you’re probably familiar with its featured image functionality. For each of your posts, you can pick an image that represents it, and helps readers understand what your content is about. However, depending on the topic, video can often be a better choice than images. While WordPress doesn’t support featured videos […]

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Have you ever wanted to place Divi modules and layouts within widget areas? Just the thought of Divi layouts in sidebars and footers gives me ideas for design possibilities beyond my own skill-level. What’s interesting though is it’s easy to do no matter what your skill level. How? With a third-party plugin called Divi Widget […]

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We talk about Divi a lot here–mainly because it’s awesome. But it’s not the only amazing product that’s bundled with your Elegant Themes membership. (What, you’re not a member already? Get on that!) Bloom is our email opt-in plugin, and if you’ve never used it before–you’re in for a treat. Today, I’m gonna guide you […]

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