The Divi 5 Public Alpha offers early access to the redesigned visual builder and major performance upgrades, paving the way for the official release. Completely rebuilt, Divi 5 introduces a more flexible architecture and advanced design tools, delivering a faster and more powerful experience.
In this article, we'll guide you through the installation process and highlight the key updates, offering a glimpse of what's to come.
The New Divi 5 Builder Interface
Divi 5 introduces a new Visual Builder interface that allows you to customize it. It is easier to navigate and doesn't get in your way when building your Divi website.
The new Divi 5 interface gives you more control over the builder's layout.
All the interface animations from Divi 4 were removed to make the interactivity with the Divi 5 Builder's interface much more snappier and fluid.
The new Visual Builder Interface's footprint was reduced to give your designs more room to breathe.
You can dock, undock, or combine panels into tabbed windows. If you prefer to have all windows closed and one floating settings panel like Divi 4, that's an option too.
With click-mode as the default interaction mode, a smaller layers panel you can always leave open, and with the new breadcrumbs system in each settings panel, navigating the page is easier than ever. You won't struggle to find or click on anything you want to edit.
For more details about the new builder interface, check out The New Divi 5 Interface article.
Download Divi 5 Public Alpha
Scroll down and click on the Download Divi 5 Public Alpha button
Save the .zip file to your computer
Install Divi 5 Public Alpha
⚠️ Important Notes: Read Before Using Divi 5
Best for New Sites & Staging
We recommend using Divi 5 on new WordPress websites or in a staging environment before deploying it live.Migration Considerations
If you have a Divi 4 site and don’t rely on all its features, you can explore Divi 5 today. Migration is supported, but we strongly recommend backing up your site first.Active Development & Feature Limitations
Divi 5 is still in development, so you may encounter incomplete features or occasional bugs. Third-party Marketplace products and some Divi 4 features, like WooCommerce modules, may not be fully supported. Unsupported modules migrated via the Divi 5 Migrator System will run in compatibility mode with some limitations.
Log in to your WordPress site.
Go to Appearance → Themes.
Click the Add New Theme button (located at the top).
Click the Upload Theme button.
Click the Choose File button and choose the .zip file downloaded in the previous step.
Click the Install Now button.
⚠️ Note: If you already have Divi 4 installed, WordPress will ask you to replace the current Divi 4 install with Divi 5 Public Alpha.
Click on the Replace active with uploaded button to complete the installation.
If you need to roll back to Divi 4, please see the How to Rollback to Divi 4 article.
Build in Divi 5 From Scratch
After Divi 5 Public Alpha is installed, you can start using it by creating your first page.
Go to WordPress Dashboard → Add New Page
Give your page a Title
Click on the Use Divi Builder button
The new Divi 5 Builder interface will be displayed:
Use Divi 5 Public Alpha on an existing Divi 4 website
After installing the Divi 5 Public Alpha, you need to migrate your existing Divi 4 content to the new Divi 5 format.
The Divi 5 Migrator System allows you to quickly analyze your entire Divi 4 site, provides a comprehensive report, and helps you migrate it to Divi 5 (Public Alpha).
It is essential to mention that none of your Divi 4 content (posts, pages, theme builder templates, etc.) will be lost, and you can always roll back to Divi 4 with a click of a button.
⚠️ Important Note: After Divi 5 Public Alpha is installed, do not open any existing pages, posts, projects, etc., because their content (layout) will be converted to the Divi 5 format without any possibility of rolling it back to the Divi 4 format. Instead, use the Divi 5 Migrator.
We also recommend that you take a full backup of your website to maintain your content and ensure you can easily restore a previous version.
Migrate Your Current Divi 4 Content
Go to Divi → Divi 5 Migrator.
Click the Migrate This Site to Divi 5 Alpha button.
Confirm the Migration by clicking the Confirm button.
After the migration process is complete, you will be prompted with a welcome message:
The Divi 5 Migrator system has two steps:
Divi 5 Compatibility Check - This will check your entire website and provide a detailed report of things that are fully compatible with Divi 5 Public Alpha and not yet fully compatible with Divi 5 Public Alpha.
Migrate to Divi 5 Alpha - migrate your entire Divi 4 site to the Divi 4 Public Alpha.
Indicates that a specific item is ready to be migrated to Divi 5 Public Alpha
Indicates that a specific item is not yet fully compatible with Divi 5 Public Alpha
For more information about the Divi 5 Migrator System, please check the What is the Divi 5 Migrator System article.