Page Manager, Preview Mode, and Content Drill Down are new features in Divi 5, which allow you to work more efficiently inside the Visual Builder by quickly previewing your work and navigating deeply nested content without hunting for elements.
Page Manager in Divi 5
Page Manager lets you create, duplicate, delete, and open any page on your site directly from the Divi 5 Visual Builder. You can manage multiple pages without jumping back and forth to the WordPress dashboard.
Instead of:
Exiting the builder
Going to the Pages screen
Opening another page and relaunching the builder
You stay in the builder and switch pages from Page Manager. This is especially handy when you are working on a group of related pages (like a small site or funnel) and want to stay in the same focused UI.
At a high level, Page Manager lets you:
Add new pages from inside the Visual Builder
Duplicate existing pages as a starting point
Delete pages you no longer need
Open pages for editing in Divi 5 Visual Builder.
For power users, this turns the builder into a mini site manager so you can work through your whole site from one place.
Preview Mode in Divi 5
Preview Mode is a full-page design preview built into the Visual Builder. It hides all the builder UI so you can see your page exactly as visitors will see it on the front end.
When you enter Preview Mode:
All toolbars and overlays disappear.
You see a clean view of your layout, fonts, spacing, and animations.
You can quickly check how things feel without leaving the builder.
Key details:
You toggle Preview Mode with the Preview control in the builder.
You can jump in and out using the Cmd+Period keyboard shortcut on Mac (and the equivalent shortcut shown in the UI on other systems).
From the same control, you can generate a WordPress front-end preview link if you need to share or check the page outside the builder.
This keeps your preview workflow smooth: design, tap preview, adjust, and repeat, all without a page reload.
Content Drill Down navigation
Divi 5 already gives you several ways to understand layout structure: Layers panel, breadcrumbs, wireframe view, and different action icon modes.
Content Drill Down adds another navigation option focused on moving through nested elements quickly.
You get two main tools:
Drill-down icon in the breadcrumbs
At the end of the breadcrumbs bar, there is a drill-down icon.
Clicking it lets you dive into child elements step by step (for example: Section → Row → Column → Module).
Arrow key navigation
Left/Right arrows move between parents and children in the content tree.
Up/Down arrows move between sibling elements within the same container.
This means:
You do not have to pixel-hunt for modules inside complex layouts.
You can "walk" the hierarchy with the keyboard, which is often faster and more precise.
Combined with breadcrumbs and Layers, you always have a clear way to get to the element you want.
New Top Bar Options
Divi 5 also redesigns the top bar to make page-level actions easier to find and less cluttered.
Changes include:
A consolidated page-level menu in the top bar that gathers page controls into one place.
Keyboard shortcuts for the main actions are exposed in the menu, so you can learn them as you work.
A recently opened pages list for quick access to pages you have been working on.
You can customize the top bar:
If you prefer visible icons, you can bring them back via the page settings panel.
You can hide icons you do not use to keep the interface clean and focused on the tools you care about.
How these tools work together in your workflow
These features are designed to support each other:
Page Manager keeps you inside the builder while you move between pages.
Preview Mode lets you quickly sanity-check your work at any time.
Content Drill Down and arrow keys help you target the exact element you want to adjust.
Top bar options centralize page controls and shortcuts so you can operate mostly from the keyboard.
Once you get used to this combo, Divi 5 feels less like a single-page editor and more like a full site workspace where navigation, previewing, and page management all happen in one streamlined interface.