Reinstalling the Divi Theme can help resolve issues such as corrupted files, bugs, or incomplete updates. Whether you're troubleshooting problems or simply performing maintenance, knowing how to reinstall Divi correctly is essential.
In this article, we will guide you through the process of safely reinstalling the Divi Theme on your WordPress site.
Reinstall the Divi theme using the Appearance Page
Login to your Elegant Themes Account
Go to the My Downloads section
Click on the Download the Divi Theme button
Log in to WordPress Dashboard
Go to Appearance → Themes
Click on the Add New Theme button (at the top)
Click on the Upload Theme button (at the top)
Choose the Divi.zip file, which was downloaded in Step 3
WordPress will detect the previous Divi installation and will give the option to override with the new one (downloaded at step 2)
Click on Replace current with uploaded button.
Reinstall the Divi theme using the Updates Tab
Note: This method will only work if it is not a fresh Divi installation.
Go to WordPress Dashboard → Divi → Theme Options → Updates tab
Click on the Rollback to the previous version button
Go to Appearance → Themes and perform the update to the latest version
Reinstall the Divi theme by changing the version number
Go to your WordPress Dashboard → Appearance → Theme File Editor
Edit the style.css file
Change the version number in this file to a previous version by editing:
Version: 4.0.6
(e.g., change
4.0.6to4.0.5)Go back to Appearance → Themes and update to the latest version.
Note: If the update is unavailable under Appearance → Themes, go to Dashboard → Updates instead.