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Divi Builder together with the WordPress Genesis framework

By Roberto Fernandez Larsson 10 Comments

Updated February 14, 2023

NOTE: This article is deprecated. I do not support using the Divi Builder or any other WordPress page builders anymore.

The Divi Builder is a drag & drop page builder plugin sold by Elegant Themes which can be used in just about any theme. It helps people that have no coding experience build great pages just by clicking and dragging stuff around.

The Divi Builder in a page edit screen.
The Divi Builder in a page edit screen

The Genesis framework, by StudioPress is one of the most stable and popular theme frameworks available on which developers build their themes, usually called “child” themes.  You don’t have to be a developer to use the Genesis framework.  There are dozens of ready to use child themes available sold by StudioPress and others.  Genesis is now open source, so you can get it for free. You can use the Genesis Sample child theme which is also free to download. Here I will show you how you can use the Divi Builder plugin with the WordPress Genesis framework to easily build full-width homepages for your website.

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Build your own Genesis child theme for WordPress (Part 2)

By Roberto Fernandez Larsson 2 Comments

Here I am going to show you how to build a static homepage for your own Genesis child theme.  In Part 1 of this series I showed you how to start building your own Genesis Framework child theme. To do this, you could start from scratch and build your child theme from the bottom up. However, it is a lot easier to start from a basic child theme and then modify it as you want. The folks at StudioPress have a Genesis Sample Child Theme which you can use. I used this child theme to start building my very own child theme.

Website with a Genesis framework static homepage
Website with a Genesis framework static homepage

What is a static homepage or static front page? You don’t have to use Genesis to build a static homepage for your WordPress site.  WordPress itself has the capability of creating what it calls a “static front page.”  So what is a static homepage or front page?  By default, WordPress has what is called a blog look.  It may have one or two sidebars, it may have fancy menus and complicated footers. But the main content of the homepage will be the latest “posts” presented in a reverse chronological order. The latest post appears first.

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Build your own Genesis child theme for WordPress (Part 1)

By Roberto Fernandez Larsson 3 Comments

Perhaps you have tried one or several WordPress themes. Maybe you found one you like but have been frustrated by its limited customization.  Quickly you found you could customize colors, the background, the header, and a few more things but that’s about it.  Now you are ready to either hire a web designer or design your own theme.  Here I am going to show you how to build your own Genesis child theme using the Genesis Framework.

Website with developed genesis child theme
Website with developed genesis child theme

Of course, you could design your own WordPress theme from scratch just as developers do.  As a beginner this is not a good idea. You will have to spend a lot of time learning how to do this.  A much easier way for a beginner is to get a WordPress framework. Genesis and use it as a parent theme for your child theme.

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