My opinion on the Divi theme!

You already knowmy opinion of Divi, don't you? That's why I asked this question to Divi users...

A few days ago, I sent a newsletter to the subscribers of Divi Tips. I asked them to become a "one-time editor " for this blog dedicated to the Divi theme.

If I had published an article that only gave my opinion about the Divi theme, it would not have been very interesting...

No, I wanted to collect several constructive opinions on Divi, so that all types of users could express themselves.

As for me, I know WordPress and Divi very well, I give dozens of trainings every year, not to mention the courses I give at the University or the websites I create for my clients. So, I really wanted to know how YOU use this theme, why, since when and what was your opinion on Divi. I even asked you to rate it out of 5...

Many of you have responded to the call and I thank you very much. Your various opinions about Divi as well as your user profiles might help other beginners to make their choice. That's cool 😉

The average score obtained according to your reviews: 4,45/5

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1 - Christine from the travel blog "Wheels underfoot".

How and why Divi?

I've been using the Divi theme for my blog for 2 years. I found the sites I had seen under Divi to be very aesthetic, and after looking around the web, specialists recommended it (like WP Marmite).

My opinion on Divi

It was Lycia who was the "architect" of my site, building it in front of me and training me.

I have experience of managing a site on Overblog and a site on Joomla.

Divi sometimes confuses me a bit. But I'm learning little by little. I admit that I don't have my hands in it completely, I'm doing maintenance in a way...

I rewrite the texts of my pages for example and I manage with the Visual Builder which sometimes causes problems.

I think I have improved things by following the advice of Pierre Bichet 's Facebook group but I don't need to do more at the moment.

The pluses and minuses

The strong point of Divi is the aesthetics that can be obtained on a website. The concern is that the handling remains rather complicated and today, in the state of my knowledge, I could not upset everything.

My rating: 4/5

Thanks Christine! If I can give you an advice: get your hands on a local test site. You don't know Divi perfectly yet because you are afraid to use it on your production site 😉 . You are afraid of making mistakes and I understand you... When you work locally, you have a margin of manoeuvre that you don't have when you publish a site online.

2 - Benjamin Hamel of self-healing" health website

I am passionate about the body's ability to heal itself and more specifically about the brain's ability to influence the physical body.

I have set myself the challenge of publishing 52 video summaries of self-healing books, you can find all the information on my website and in parallel to this project, I am training in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

How and why Divi?

I use the Divi theme and the Divi Builder for my personal website autoguerir.fr because I couldn't find any WordPress themes that I liked.

I've been using Divi for about 4 months, I used Thrive Architect for another site of mine before but it didn't suit me, I found the construction wasn't intuitive enough, also the Thrive Architect themes were buggy enough, so I stopped using it quickly.

Divi, on the other hand, seemed much more intuitive and for the moment I have had very few bugs with it, I am much more satisfied with it, it was much easier for me to get used to!

One of the things that made me decide to go with Divi is that I could integrate WooCommerce into my site in the future, I have the idea of creating a shop on my site in the future and knowing that Divi has this functionality built in helped me decide to go with this tool.

Thank you Benjamin and good idea! Especially since the WooCommerce Builder just integrated with Divi.

Personally, the price of DIVI does not put me off and the fact that I can have a technical service behind it is quite reassuring!

What I like about DIVI :

Without a doubt, the ultra customisation of websites! You can really do what you want and I've only been using it for a short time... I hope to improve as I use it and learn more and more!

What I don't like:

Sometimes I stumble on things, for example when I write an article I display a video at the top of the article and it doesn't show when you open the category where my articles are displayed, whereas as soon as the article is opened the video is displayed, I suppose that with time I'll manage to find out where this comes from.

My rating:

If I had to rate Divi I would give it 4/5, the DIVI Builder and the DIVI theme are really good but nothing is ever really perfect, in any case it is for me the best Builder on the market!

I hope my opinion has helped you in your choice, @soon.

3 - The opinion of Ingrid from ProjetCréation

I am a WebMaster in auto-entreprise since 2010. I create showcase sites and small e-commerce sites.

I take care of everything from design to SEO and SEA.

The first site I made with DIVI dates from 2016 DIVI : my cousin who is in the game had told me about DIVI, I tried it and I adopted it !

Why choose Divi?

I now use the Divi theme on WordPress professionally, for the creation of all my showcase websites. In parallel, I use PrestaShop for my e-commerce websites.

Divi and Divi Builder: what I think!

At first, I was a fan of "From Scratch" sites (I studied to be a developer), but I had a hard time getting into CMS...

But through sheer force of habit, ease of integration and the potential of content management, I ended up sticking with WordPress.

The Divi theme was a revelation for me, a new way of working that saves a lot of time while leaving a lot of room for creativity.

The price of Divi may seem high, but when used to create multiple sites, the Lifetime license is well worth the cost.

The pluses and minuses :

Using only the Divi theme allows me to save a lot of time while creating different sites thanks to the flexibility of the Builder and my knowledge of CSS.

The new Visual Builder is very practical, it has revolutionised the way I create websites, it's a breeze!

It is a pity, however, that there are not more modules, which would allow for even more creativity in the construction of the site.

My rating: 4/5 - I highly recommend using Divi!

Thank you Ingrid, the Divi theme already has 46 modules not to mention the ones for WooCommerce that have been added lately. We can hope to see new ones coming soon, since dozens of updates are made every month ;-). In my opinion, it is the Blog module that should be improved first.

4 -Aurélie Leverrier from the site Web-design-creations

I have only been a freelancer for a few months (May 2019) following a career change. I started with very little experience, but thanks to sharing good practices like your blog, I learn more every day 😉

My opinion on Divi :

I have been using Divi, in a professional capacity, since the beginning of 2019 on the advice of a webmaster friend.

I've tested other WordPress themes before but I've adopted Divi because it's a very practical theme when you know it well.

At the beginning it is a bit obscure because there are so many possibilities that you can feel a bit overwhelmed.

But in fact, it really does allow you to customise sites from scratch.

Divi offers a great deal of creative freedom and that's what I like. Having tested other themes, I found myself limited every time, which was never the case with Divi.

The real advantage of Divi :

What I like is its flexibility and the many tips and tricks that can be found on this topic. It allows me to learn and move forward.

My rating: 5/5, because frankly, I don't see much to complain about Divi!

PS: Thank you for your kindness, this is not the case in all communities, where a beginner asking a question can easily be criticised.

Thanks to you Aurélie! There's something for everyone on Divi Tips! Beginners are obviously welcome, knowing that I too had a hard time at the beginning 😉 so I understand you!

Did you know that you can test Divi for free? Go to this page and click on "TRY IT FOR FREE

5 - Jean-Luc Robert from the site Info-System

I am a part-time web freelancer at the moment (about 20%), with the aim of increasing this rate, to decrease my occupation rate at my current job.

I have been using Divi since 2018. At first it was for personal use but now it has become professional.

Why Divi? I chose Divi after reading an article about WPMarmite.

What I like about Divi :

• You buy the theme and you have the page builder (DIVI Builder) included.
• If you create sites for your clients, you take the Lifetime license and it pays for itself quickly.
• You only train on one WordPress theme. In my case, I took the training from Nicolas Richer from ElegantSchool, which saved me time.
• You can create sites with different designs.
• This theme evolves very regularly: given the number of updates (sometimes several per week), I think it is a great tool for working.

Of course it is not without its faults, for example the form module doesn't offer enough options compared to other extensions. I install Contact Form 7 and then add a few lines of CSS to adapt it to the site.

What I like less:

I hated the problem of loading the Builder but since version 3.29.3 this seems to have been resolved.

My rating:

As I don't have a lot of experience with WordPress (only 3 years), and I didn't have the opportunity to get to know many different themes, my rating may not be very objective: 5/5

Thank you Jean-Luc. Indeed, the Divi theme offers many advantages that others don't offer. And as you say, the Lifetime license is really advantageous for professional web designers.

6 - Marie from the hobby blog "the soul of the handmade

My name is Marie and I've created a blog about creative hobbies (specifically creative notebooks, mixed media and creativity, for those of you who know 😉 ).

My first intention was to share my tips and artistic findings. I had therefore opted for a free theme but quickly felt limited in the functionalities.

Then, little by little, my online project became more concrete and I decided to make it my main activity. That's why I decided to choose a premium theme that could adapt over time to the development of my business.

My opinion Divi :

I first started with the theme Extra of Elegantthemes but the French-speaking community of Extra is unfortunately not very developed!

I had difficulties to customize some elements without using CSS (like the footer...). So I finally resigned myself to using Divi and I don't regret it!

I can easily import templates (layouts) for my pages and personalise them with my own photos.

After watching a few tutorials, I found the builder quite easy to learn. Once you understand how the modules work, the layout is intuitive.

The pluses and minuses :

Divi is fully responsive and it is possible to issue conditional logic to display certain elements only on the desktop so as not to interfere with mobile browsing, which is useful for SEO.

On the other hand, I sometimes have display bugs between my admin version and the visitor's page, or on the display of my fonts...

But I think that having changed themes several times before switching to Divi does not help to have a very clean code...

Finally, the fact that the French-speaking Divi community is reactive helps me a lot to find solutions to my problems and to advise me towards the best compatibilities between plugins (by the way, thanks Lycia!).

And don't forget the support of Elegantthemes who are super responsive and always give a solution to implement.

The theme is regularly updated and new features appear over time. It is therefore a theme that is constantly evolving and adapting!

My rating: 4/5

Thanks Marie for your detailed review of Divi. Too bad for Extra, it's a good magazine theme but you haven't lost anything in my opinion 😉

7 - David COUDRAY of the ProServ Company

For more than 18 years, I worked in a computer maintenance company in the Ile de France region. During these many years, I carried out several missions:

• Technician,
• Technical Manager,
• Technical sales representative,
• Project Manager.

Now, father of 3 children: to disconnect myself from the screens, I do car mechanics, electrical work and general refurbishment.

How and why Divi :

I switched to Divi in early 2019: it's my first theme and I use it both personally and professionally.

The choice of the theme is essential... As much as a plugin is easy to change, it's like signing a contract with your theme. You take your bearings and habits that is difficult to change in a snap!

What tipped the scales was that I was looking for a theme with a Visual Builder so that the customer can easily make some changes.

To be honest, I wasn't aware of the Elementor page builder when I chose Divi (I was lost in the shuffle), but several were in my sights.

My opinion on Divi :

Personally, I like the pricing policy of Elegant Themes, even if the licenses are still a bit higher than others in general.

But the lifetime licence is interesting, especially for a professional.

Another strong point is that the updates follow one another rapidly, each time bringing new features that are all equally interesting and important...

The blog part of the Elegantthemes website is also very informative, although I still haven't figured out how to subscribe to their various newsletters.

Unfortunately not enough content in French apart from some blogs like Astuce Divi 😉

Advantages and disadvantages

I like the Visual Builder as a whole, unlike the theme which is sorely lacking in customisations (unfortunately, there is still a lot of room for improvement).

Some missing parameters on some modules as well as several types of modules could be added like a vertical slider, an image carousel (without a third party plugin) etc.

But we agree that today, the page builder is really operational, even more so!

My rating:

• The Divi Builder: 4.3 (perfect does not exist)
• The Theme itself : 3,2 for a paying theme is a real shame (fortunately Divi theme child corrects a few things for the uninitiated).

Thanks again David 🙂 . You're right, the Divi theme is simple. On the contrary, I see it as a great advantage, it's a strength! The "gas factory" themes are generally heavy, the more options there are, the more complicated it is to set up (example OceanWP, to name but one). So, yes, the Divi theme is rather basic, but the Visual Builder is there to do just that. And it will make sense when the Theme Builder (Divi 4.0) arrives. This is the choice made by the developers ofElementor Pro who also coded the Hello theme: it is the most basic theme that exists! Zero options, nothing, nada: everything is built with the builder.

8 - Maël from the site Metodo

I am, with my partner, a digital communication consultant. We help entrepreneurs to tell their story online.

This is done through a communication strategy, the production of web content (articles, videos, newsletters) and through in-company training.

How and why Divi?

We've been using Divi for personal use (on our own site) for about a year, but I'm not ruling out the idea of doing it for business, given the number of requests I get to make sites.

Looking at what was being done best, Divi's name came up several times.

I was very attracted by the fact of being able to build the site itself (in WYSIWYG), without going through a text editor.

And then, when I went to the Elegant Themes website, I saw that they were doing an end of year promotion which was really worth it. It was almost half the price: all the more reason to try it.

My opinion about Divi :

I was blogging on my own site in 2012, which I then closed to travel.

Back in 2019, I wondered if things had changed and with Divi, they really had!

The fact that you can build your site on the page: it's an old dream come true...

I particularly appreciate the Lifetime offer which allows you to pay only once and to have access to interesting and useful services such as Monarch or Bloom for example.

At customer support, they are pretty cool and sometimes help me when it comes to coding and it's complicated: it takes them two and a half seconds and it saves me a lot of time!

The Divi builder is designed to be used by a ten year old (you'd really have to try it to check 😉 and allows, in a very short time, to build pretty much what you want. It is this simplicity and ergonomics that I appreciate.

However, there is one thing I hate: it's a bug that appeared recently and didn't exist before. When you write on the site, the mouse cursor automatically moves to the top of the section. So to avoid these useless steps, I don't write on the site anymore and use the editor, which is a pity because it's the feature I liked the most, as explained above.

My rating:

I admire people who save me time (just like Divi Tips) and as I don't hold grudges for the many hissy fits Divi has caused (I put that down to being a beginner), I'd put 5/5. But because of the bug that doesn't seem to get fixed, I'm going down to 4.5/5.

Thank you Maël. It's true that since 2012, web design has changed a lot! Divi was launched in December 2013 but it's only in 2016 that Divi will offer Visual Builder functionality 😉

9 - The opinion of Geoffrey Pin

I am a web freelancer since 2019, I support clients to improve their visibility and reach their potential target.

The purpose of all this? To get customers, nothing more. Visibility is just a stepping stone. But optimising the conversion rate is the real KPI of an SEO consultant.

How and why Divi?

I've been using Divi for my own website since July 2018: my entourage, consisting of SEOs and developers, recommended this theme to me.

Finally, I find it very useful, very design and simple for a layman as well as an intermediate user. Plus, the design is unlimited!

In my opinion :

The Divi Builder is simple, quick to set up and totally flexible. Any idea can be formatted. It's a shame that a feature to apply the same formatting en masse to several hundred pages is not offered. Nevertheless, I haven't seen any problems since I started using it.

So, to recap: simplicity, professional look, ergonomic but maybe not technical enough (difficult to customize some elements despite the options: some small constraints). Overall, I am very happy with this theme.

My rating: 4,5/5

Thanks Geoffrey. If you are an SEO, this article is for Make Divi SEO-Friendly you might be interested in 😉

10 – Sylvie de Sylbohec : his opinion on Divi

Since 2009, I'm a freelance for operational marketing and web. From logo to brochure, I also create websites for my clients with WordPress and Divi, among others. I use Divi for my professional and personal use.

When did Divi start?

I have been using Divi for only 2 years: 1 client and a partner told me about it one after the other and as I am curious about new technologies, I tested it... and finally adopted it quickly!

Divi Opinion :

I hesitated at first and tested it for a few weeks. I was convinced by the ease of use, the huge technical possibilities (or not), the well thought out development for the less experienced users and at the same time the development pros.

When I see all the regular updates, it's really powerful!

Divi: the pluses and minuses

For the advantages, I would say that the interface is very easy to use, the regular updates make the tool evolve, the proposed tutorials give the dimension of the power of the system and its price... for life!

Oh yes, and also the support... even if the time zone brings us mostly answers in the evening, they are very helpful!

As for the flaws, I have some display problems (due to my browser or maybe something else) and sometimes it's a bit of a pain to make changes. Not to mention all the possibilities and the countless options that sometimes make you lose your head...or forget them.

My rating: On a scale of 1 to 6... Divi is worth at least 7!!! 😀

Thank you Sylvie. It is true that learning about Divi takes a little bit of getting used to, but after that everything runs smoothly 😉 . I also agree with you that Divi is suitable for beginners and developers alike.

11 - Hervé's opinion

I'm Hervé and I've already made a website for an association on WordPress with the Enfold theme by Kreisi.

For the last 3 months, I have been building a personal website locally with WordPress and Divi.

Divi's strengths:

• Responsiveness to bug fixes
• Permanent evolution.
• Many possibilities
• A variety of settings.

Divi's weaknesses:

I like the possibilities that this theme offers, however, I find that the annual subscription is a bit expensive and that it takes a long time to master all the settings available in the Visual Builder... But this is its strength for maximum customization!

My rating: 4/5

Thank you Hervé... When will the site be online? 😉

Thank you for sharing your opinion on Divi!

This article lists 11 Divi reviews from various user profiles.

I would like to point out that I did not make a selection of the emails I received and that all the answers have been published in this article (no filter).

So a priori, Divi is rather well liked and gets an average rating of 4.45/5 based on these 11 reviews.

And with version 4.0 coming up, the Divi theme can only get better... Time will tell 😉 !

I would like to thank again all the subscribers who responded to this participatory article.