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How to restore deleted or missing Theme Builder template
How to restore deleted or missing Theme Builder template

Use our plugin to quickly restore Divi Theme Builder templates

Goran Cajic avatar
Written by Goran Cajic
Updated over a week ago

Deleted or missing Theme Builder templates can be restored with the help of a specialized WordPress plugin Divi Restore Theme Builder Templates

Install the Divi Restore Theme Builder Templates plugin

  • Install the plugin zip file by following these steps:

    1. Log in to WordPress Dashboard and go to Plugins > Add New

    2. Click the Upload Plugin button

    3. Click Choose File button and find the location of the downloaded main.zip file

    4. Click Install Now button to install the plugin
    5. Activate the plugin

1. Log in to WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins > Add New  2. Click the Upload Plugin button  3. Click Choose File button and find the location of the downloaded main.zip file  4. Click Install Now button to install the plugin
5. Activate the plugin

How to restore Theme Builder Templates

After plugin activation, we will see three new links in the WordPress dashboard menu:

  • Header Templates

  • Body Templates

  • Footer Templates

Header/Body/Templates WordPress dashboard links

Each of those links leads to a listing page where you can see what layouts can be restored:

List of layouts that can be restored

Edit and Save the chosen template to Divi Library

  1. Click the name of the template in the header/body/footer Templates list and it will open as an editable Layout in Divi Builder

  2. Click the Save To Library icon in the Page toolbar

  3. Name the layout for the Library and click Save To Library to save it

1. Click the name of the template in the header/body/footer Templates list and it will open as editable Layout in Divi Builder
2. Click the Save To Library icon in Page toolbar
3. Name the layout for the Library and click Save To Library to save it

Import the saved (restored) layout in a Theme Builder header/body/footer

To use the Divi Library layout we just saved:

  1. Go to Divi > Theme Builder and click Add Global Header/Body/Footer

  2. Choose and click Add From Library

  3. When Divi Library opens click the Saved Layouts tab and then click the name of the layout we restored

  4. Click Use This Layout button

  5. After import click the Save Changes button

1. Go to Divi > Theme Builder and click Add Global Header/Body/Footer
2. Choose and click Add From Library
3. When Divi Library opens click the Saved Layouts tab and then click the name of the layout we restored
4. Click Use This Layout button
5. After import click Save Changes button

Note: Once the layout is restored, please deactivate and delete the plugin from your website.

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