Divi feature sneak peaks & updates
A quick overview of what new features are coming to Divi or have already been released.Divi is not only the #1 theme available today, but it is a continually evolving WordPress Theme that is updated by its developers on a very regular basis to improve old theme features and introduce completely new features. As the developers of Divi, Elegant Themes have been releasing feature sneak peaks on their website to let us know what they are currently working on and what the planned road-map that lies ahead.
It’s an exciting time for Divi users as many amazing features are getting introduced or will be added to the theme soon, but If you are anything like me, you may have got lost between what Divi features are coming, what have already been released and those you were just dreaming off.
In order to help keep track of where we are in the evolution of Divi, this page will list the features updates on the left of the page as they are announced on the Elegant Themes blog and when those features are released the feature update post will be added into the right column.
So, take a look and see what new Divi features are coming and what features you may have missed.
Divi feature sneak peak
Divi features that will be released in the future.
Divi feature update
Divi features that have been released already
Column Design Options
October 13, 2018
” The column structures will become part of the main row modal and you’ll also be able to change the appearance of columns using all the built-in design options.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Quick Actions
September 20, 2018
“With Divi Quick Actions, you will be able to change settings and complete actions all from one place with a few keystrokes.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
WooCommerce Modules
September 15, 2018
“Display products on your website using Divi and WooCommerce with the option to separately add Woo Elements to your design and create product pages from scratch.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Transform Options
September 8, 2018
“Create complex combinations of transform effects to visually manipulate any element of your page with just a few clicks.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Support Center
August 16, 2018
“The all new Support Center, which will make our support and resources more useful and more accessible than ever before. Including a few new support features that we think you’ll really love.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Extend Styles
August 4, 2018
“Extend Styles…will allow you to extend the styles of any element to other elements throughout your page in a few clicks.”
Extend Styles update
September 6, 2018
“allows you to take any customized style and extend it throughout the page, or to specific elements within specific locations with the click of a button.”
Multi Select
July 21, 2018
“Multi Select…allows you to select, drag and edit multiple design elements at once and see results in real time.”
Bulk Editing & Multiselect update
September 13, 2018
“You can now select multiple items at the same time and perform bulk actions to the entire group of elements. “
New Divi Builder (back-end)
July 15, 2018
“you will have access to all the powerful features of the Visual Builder directly from the WP Admin (in the back-end builder)”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Global Defaults
July 6, 2018
“With this new feature, you will be able to set site-wide defaults from right inside the Visual Builder when designing a page.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Drag & Drop Files
June 30, 2018
“add images, videos, galleries, text, code and even full layouts to your website by simply dragging those files onto the page you’re working on in the visual builder.”
Drag & Drop files update
August 9, 2018
“You can now drag and drop files from your computer directly into the builder. Divi detects the types of files you are uploading and automatically transforms them into a number of different modules, or applies them to the page in creative ways.”
Find & Replace
June 23, 2018
“allow you to make edits across your entire page, row, or section by finding and replacing one design setting with another.”
Find & Replace update
July 26, 2018
“Now you can quickly find and replace specific values on your page, and even control the scope and location of your search to target specific elements.”
More Column Structures
June 16, 2018
“we’ll be introducing four new column width, which will create sixteen new column structures you’ll be able to choose from”
New Column Layouts update
August 30, 2018
“Now you can build a wide array of new designs thanks to 14 new layout structures, including new small ⅕ and ⅙ columns widths”
Quick Access to Design Element Settings
June 9, 2018
“you’ll be able to click on specific parts of a design element you have the settings modal open for and the design settings associated with that part of the element will automatically appear in the modal for you to configure.”
Divi Quick Access update
June 21, 2018
“Now, when you are editing a module, you can hover over the module to reveal its sub elements along with Quick Access editing buttons.”
New Color Manager
June 1, 2018
“improved color manager will bring some powerful new functionality that is sure to save time and improve your color choices.”
Divi Color Manager & Magic Color update
June 28, 2018
“a much more dynamic color system that feeds off your interactions to improve efficiency and spark creativity.”
Hover Options
May 24, 2018
“Hover options… will be available for sections, rows, modules, and any other css element that can be animated.”
Divi Hover Options
October 4, 2018
“Every transition-able option in Divi now supports hover editing, allowing you to transform Divi modules into fun and interactive elements..”
Divi Theme Builder
May 17, 2018
” the Divi Theme Builder will forever change the way we place each and every pixel on a WordPress website–from header to footer and custom post type to page template.”
Feature coming soon...
There are never any release dates announced with feature sneak peaks and features are not released in sequential order.
If there are any clues given by Elegant Themes staff they will be added here.
Divi Powered Post Types
May 9, 2018
“with… Divi Powered Post Types you’ll be able to enable or disable the Divi Builder on any post type–whether it’s custom built by you or provided by a third party plugin–with a single click from Divi’s Theme Options.”
Custom Post Type Support update
July 13, 2018
“you can now enable the Divi Builder on any type of post and you will no longer be limited to standard Divi post types such as pages, projects and blog posts.”
Dynamic Content
May 3, 2018
“With the dynamic content feature release every text and image input in every Divi module will be able to display dynamic content”
Dynamic Content update
October 11, 2018
“All Divi module content inputs now support the use of Dynamic Content, allowing you to build dynamic modules that display information pulled from your database.”