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How to Restore Deleted or Missing Theme Builder Templates

Find out how you can quickly restore Divi Theme Builder templates that disappeared or got deleted by mistake.

Updated over 11 months ago

There are multiple scenarios where a Theme Builder template might get deleted by mistake or disappear due to a human error.

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

Download the Divi Restore Theme Builder Templates plugin

  1. Open the Divi Restore Theme Builder Templates plugin's link in your favorite browser

  2. Click on the Code button

  3. Choose the Download ZIP button

  4. Save the plugin's zip on your computer

Note: Safari users should disable the Open save files after downloading option in the General settings of the browser.

Install the Divi Restore Theme Builder Templates plugin

  1. Go to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add New

  2. Click on the Upload Plugin button

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

  4. Click on the Install Now button

    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. Click on the Activate Plugin button

    5. Activate the plugin

Restore the 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

    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 the Page toolbar

    2. Click the Save To Library icon in Page toolbar

  3. Set a descriptive Name for the layout to be saved in Divi → Divi Library

  4. Click on the Save To Library button

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

Import the saved (restored) layout from Divi Library to Theme Builder

  1. Go to Divi → Theme Builder

  2. Click Add Global Header/Body/Footer

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

  3. Choose and click Add From Library

    2. Choose and click Add From Library

  4. From the Divi Library window, click the Saved Layouts tab and then click the name of the layout you restored

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

  5. Click Use This Layout button

    4. Click Use This Layout button

  6. After the import is completed, click the Save Changes button

    5. After import click Save Changes button

Note: Deactivate and delete the plugin from your website once the layout is restored.

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