Divi 5 is a major upgrade to the Divi Theme that was 3 years in development and resulted in an evolutionary WordPress page builder.
Divi 5 shipped the production version on February 26, 2026, and the question I have been getting from clients and other WordPress developers ever since is simple. How do you actually get Divi 5 onto a real site. Not the marketing version. The real version, with a live Divi 4 install, third-party plugins, a Theme Builder header and footer, and a client who wants their contact form to keep working.
The Divi 5 release date was February 26, 2026. That’s the day Elegant Themes removed the beta label and pushed Divi 5 as the default production version for all members. If you’ve been waiting to hear “it’s officially out” before making any migration plans, this is your green light.
Divi is both a WordPress theme and a standalone plugin, and that’s exactly where the confusion starts. Elegant Themes sells two separate products under the Divi name: the Divi Theme (a full WordPress theme with the visual builder integrated) and the Divi Builder Plugin (a standalone page builder that works with any WordPress theme). Both are included in every Elegant Themes membership, so you never have to buy them separately.
Divi 5 launched in February, and if you’re running a WordPress site built on Divi, you’re probably wondering whether it’s time to make the jump....
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