I have been using Divi for about 10 years and have hundreds of posts on my site. I am currently testing the Divi 5 migration in a sandbox environment, and the whole process has been absolutely painful.

If not for the fact that Divi 4 will eventually become obsolete and unsupported, I wouldn't even be considering this. But right now, Elegant Themes really needs to get their shit together.

Here is what I have found so far, and why you should wait:

1. Selective Sync is Gone (and Presets are Flawed)

In Divi 4, I relied heavily on Global Galleries with Selective Sync so I could keep a uniform style but change the images on a per-post basis. Divi 5 killed Selective Sync completely.

The intended workaround is to use Divi 5 Presets, but there is a massive oversight: Presets do not support any of the values inside the Content tab. My global galleries used the Content tab to randomize the image order and set the post count to 1,000. Because presets strip this out, every migrated gallery defaults back to the standard Divi behavior. Who the hell wants a gallery that only shows 4 pictures at a time with pagination? It’s just silly.

I did create a custom plugin to fix some of this. It basically converts a gallery to the Divi 5 style and assigns a choesn preset. I 'hacked' the preset to manually add the missing content attributes. And, while it works, it is not a fix. Saving the preset will remove those manual changes. I am considering a more rigid solution of hooking into WP options (where presets are stored) so I can fix the presets on the fly when they are used.

2. The Migration Engine Destroys Content

The migration doesn’t just fail to convert some things, it actively breaks them.

• Three of my articles were completely destroyed. Just gone.
• A several others (that I know of so far) were corrupted and filled with broken code.
• To fix this, I essentially have to manually copy and paste the content from a backup version of the website.

3. CSS and Styling Headaches

I was able to figure out a lot of the CSS changes and rebuild most of the display elements, but there is still a very long way to go. The backwards compatibility they promised just isn't working for me on certain Divi 4 features.

The migrator disappointed and left me with broken pages.

My Recommendation: Do Not Update Yet

If you cannot make a sandbox of your website, especially if you have a lot of content, do not do this update. Because of the sheer amount of data loss and corruption I've found, there is no option right now other than to edit and audit every single page with human eyes. For a website with so much content, the amount of work required to do that is insane, potentially costing weeks of free time just to get back to where I started. And this is only what I have found so far.

Divi 5 is simply not ready for prime time.

Hi - I’m looking for UI designer/front end developer experienced with Divi in Wordpress. Need to move site from one server to another. Looking for ongoing maintenance and redesign help as needed. Preferably in USA. DM me if interested. TYIA

​Hi everyone,

​I'm facing a frustrating issue on a site I'm currently working on, and I wanted to check if anyone else is going through the same thing after the latest round of updates (either the latest Divi or Divi Supreme release, not entirely sure which one triggered it).

​The issue:

My homepage completely broke/damaged. If I deactivate the Divi Supreme plugin, the site goes back to normal, but obviously, I lose all the modules and features I’m using from it.

​Additional problem:

I noticed there might be a patch or a newer update available, but when I try to update the Divi Supreme plugin, WordPress throws an error and won't let me complete it.

​Has anyone else experienced this compatibility issue or glitch recently? If you managed to fix it or force the update successfully, I would really appreciate some insight.

​Thanks in advance!

Hello, all...

I'm feeling sort of desperate at this point. There are pages on my website where I make it look the way I want on the back end, but no matter what I do...check it when I'm signed out from WordPress...go back and check it when I'm logged in again...purge cache...it looks messed up on the front end.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions anyone might have.

-Hs

P.S. This is the 4th Divi website I've designed, so I'm not a total rookie...I'm just not as experienced as the rest of the flair options suggest. :)

Hey folks,

​I need to bring a Divi site into strict ADA compliance (WCAG 2.2 AA) in a way that actually holds up legally.

​I'm trying to avoid the "quick fix" AI overlays since they don't solve core code issues and are getting flagged in demand letters. I want to remediate the actual site structure efficiently.

​If you build compliant Divi sites:

​What plugins or child themes do you use to fix Divi's default keyboard navigation and focus state gaps?

​How do you handle Divi forms and screen reader issues efficiently?

​Which modules do you completely swap out for Gutenberg or custom HTML because they are too painful to make accessible?

​Looking for a solid, repeatable workflow. Thanks in advance!

What's the best plugin to use in order to create single image pop-ups for a site? I've tried Bloom and it's not what I need. I have a single ad image the client wants to fad in when visitors go to a particular page on the site.

I currently have a gallery that isn't working for my needs. I have 4 images per row, but when I want to add a new image at the top, which I do frequently, I have to rearrange every row in a domino effect to account for displacing an image at the top with the new image. It's very tedious. I assume there's a better way to manage this? Either I don't understand the module capabilities, or I don't know what.

I'd appreciate any resources or suggestions. I like video tutorials if you know of a good one that's applicable.

I just went through the process of Migration of a Divi 4 Staging site to Divi 5 using the Migration tool. (haven't tried on Production site yet). It failed with an "oops something went wrong". The site was running PHP 8.3. I discovered people saying that Migration tool often fails with 8.3 so I reverted the site to PHP 8.2. The Migration tool ran successfully, and the site was successfully migrated to Divi 5 with no issues.

My question is: If the Migration tool is not ready for 8.3 or above, do we know if Divi 5 itself is ready for PHP 8.3 and above?

Is it as simple as downgrading my Divi 4 sites to PHP 8.2, running the Migration tool and then bump back up to 8.3 or above?

Is there a way to display the actual image size for a featured image on a post?

I have smaller images (that don't scale up) e.g. old logos etc and they blow up to "correct" size and look...ordinary.

I've seen this code BUT 1. I'm not sure where it goes and 2. I'm not sure that it's correct.

/* Stop Divi Blog Module from forcing cropped aspect ratios */
.et_pb_posts .entry-featured-image-url img, 
.et_pb_portfolio_item .et_portfolio_image img {
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
}

Thanks!

I am excited to announce variable font support and many new text styling options for Divi 5!

Divi 5 now supports the latest Google Fonts collection, including variable fonts and the dozens of new controls they provide. If you aren’t familiar with variable fonts, keep reading because they are amazing.

 We also added many new text styling options that allow you to create magazine-style text layouts, style dropcaps, and give you more control over text stroke, spacing, and more. When it comes to typography, Divi 5 now has it all.

I'm having an issue with iframe embeds where they will not save using Divi.

If I change to a different theme, the embeds work just fine.

Anybody else run into this on Godaddy?

Yes, I know GoDaddy sucks but that's where their site is hosted and they video worked on Divi 4.

Hi, guys, I see there's an update and I usually wait a few before updating in case there are bugs. Is anyone aware of any thus far?