by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 29, 2026 | Divi, Divi 5, Reviews
The Gist Divi 5 is genuinely good. The architecture rebuild cut frontend JavaScript by 84% (276 KB to 45 KB) and CSS by 94% (860 KB to 54 KB), which translates into pages that load 2-4x faster than Divi 4. The biggest win for site owners is server response time. Divi...
by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 23, 2026 | WordPress, Articles
If you want to add a custom function, a CSS tweak, or a tracking script to a WordPress site, you have two real options. Build a child theme, or install a snippets plugin. The code snippets vs child theme debate used to have one socially acceptable answer, and it was...
by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 22, 2026 | Articles, Divi, Divi 5
The Gist Divi 5 is free for any active Divi member and ships through the normal theme update path once you opt in under Divi > Dashboard > Enable Divi 5 Updates. You need Divi 4.27.6 or higher before the opt-in appears. If you want to install manually, download...
by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 17, 2026 | Articles, Divi, Divi 5
The Gist Divi 5 officially launched on February 26, 2026, after more than three years of development that started with a November 2022 announcement. The project went through five distinct public phases: Developer Alpha, Developer Beta, Public Alpha, Public Beta, and...
by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 16, 2026 | Articles, Divi, Divi 5
The Gist Divi is both a theme and a plugin. The Divi Theme is a complete WordPress theme with the visual builder built in. The Divi Builder Plugin is a standalone page builder you can use with any WordPress theme. Both products include the same builder. Same modules,...
