Divi 5 Tips

I’m currently rebuilding a website with Divi 5. Along the way, I keep running into things that aren’t obvious, aren’t documented, or just work differently than expected. I collect them here.

This is a living article. I add new Divi 5 tips as I find them. If you’re working with Divi 5 yourself, bookmark this page.

The + Icon Doesn’t Always Show in the Visual Editor

I was trying to add a new module below a Heading module. But the black + icon that lets you add a module? It wasn’t there.

Here is a short video showing what I mean

Turns out this is expected behavior. The + icon only appears under certain modules, like Text or Icon List. Under others, like Heading, it doesn’t show up.

I confirmed this with Elegant Themes support. It’s not a bug.

How to add a module when the + icon is missing:

• Right-click the module and choose Add Element
• Here you have some choices to add a new Element Above, Inside or Below

Another way is to go to the command center

• Press Cmd/Ctrl + K to open the Command Center, type the module name, and press Enter.

Coming from Elementor, this felt unintuitive at first. The + button is always visible there. In Divi 5, you need to know the workarounds. Once you do, it’s fast enough.

This is the first tip; more will follow. I’m actively building with Divi 5, and I keep discovering features that aren’t documented. Bookmark this page if you want to stay updated.

If you want to try Divi 5 yourself, you can get it here.