Nov 29, 2024 | Blog
🎧 Listen to this post: The Power of a Good Support Team This story starts with a ticket from a user who was building a book review site. Their problem? Categories like “Fiction” and “Nonfiction” just weren’t cutting it. Our support team came to the rescue with an...
Nov 27, 2024 | Blog
🎧 Listen to this post: What is Scope Creep Anyway? Scope creep happens when a project’s goals start expanding beyond what was originally agreed upon. It often starts small—like a client asking for “just one more feature”—but can quickly spiral into...
Nov 22, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
What is NotebookLM? NotebookLM is a productivity tool from Google that helps turn your ideas into structured content. Whether it’s meeting notes or a podcast script, NotebookLM can transform your text into something valuable, like an audio file. For podcasters, this...
Nov 14, 2024 | Blog, Freebies
What is Divi CSS Buddy? Divi CSS Buddy is a custom GPT-powered assistant integrated within ChatGPT designed to make CSS customization a breeze for Divi users. We’ve trained Divi CSS Buddy to know the ins and outs of Divi’s HTML structure, all the common selectors, and...
Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
Step 1: Set Up Your Custom Post Type and Fields Before jumping into the custom grid layout, you’ll need a custom post type. In this example, we are building a photo gallery. Start by using Divi Machine to create a custom post type called “Photo...
Oct 22, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
1. Choose Quality Hosting Choosing quality hosting is one of the most important steps to ensure optimal WordPress performance. Good hosting providers offer faster server speeds, higher uptime, and better customer support—all of which contribute to a better user...
Oct 17, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
Step-by-Step Guide to Installing 3rd Party Plugins in Divi 5 Public Alpha Access Your Divi DashboardFirst, head over to your Divi Dashboard. Make sure you’re working in a safe environment, ideally on a local install or staging site—never on a production site....
Oct 9, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
A Quick Recap of the Situation The situation began when Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and WordPress co-founder, expressed strong criticism of WP Engine’s business practices in a public blog post. This escalated into a trademark dispute, with legal exchanges...
Oct 1, 2024 | Blog, News
The Good: Improved Speed and Interface Early tests of the Divi 5 alpha show promising improvements in speed and user interface: The new builder loads significantly faster than Divi 4 The interface is cleaner and more intuitive Editing feels snappier and more...
Jul 25, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
Understanding AI Scraping AI scraping involves using automated bots to collect large volumes of data from websites. This data is then used to train AI models, such as OpenAI’s GPTBot for ChatGPT. While some scraping is done with good intentions, unauthorized scraping...
Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
The Early Days Victor’s fascination with web design began in the early 90s when he stumbled upon NBA.com, a basketball site that captivated his interest. This early exposure to the web world sparked a passion that would eventually lead him to establish his own...
Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Meet Rick Warda Rick Warda is a seasoned professional in the digital space with over 15 years of experience. As the owner and president of Suite Edge, Rick oversees a team dedicated to marketing, web development, and custom software solutions, including CRM-based...
Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Tutorials
Building a membership site where content is paywalled behind a subscription is an excellent way to generate recurring revenue and build a loyal community around your brand. However, success hinges on thorough planning. This guide will walk you through the essential...
Apr 25, 2024 | Blog
The Journey Begins From Tech Enthusiast to Agency Founder Andy’s journey into the digital world began with a deep-rooted passion for technology. Influenced by the innovative concepts in Tim Ferriss’s “The Four Hour Workweek,” Andy was inspired to...
Apr 23, 2024 | Blog
TLDR; Buying from shady GPL Clubs hurts not only the developers that build the awesome plugins you use to run your businesses, but could also pose huge risks for your clients. What is the GPL? At its core, the GPL is designed to guarantee that open-source software and...
Apr 10, 2024 | Blog
The Beginning of a Digital Nomad’s Quest Morten’s adventure began in Denmark, where his passion for multimedia design and technology led him to explore the digital world. His quest for freedom and innovation drove him to Thailand, where the lifestyle of a...
Dec 6, 2023 | Blog, News
Hey there, Divi Creators! Have you ever imagined turning your website into an exclusive club for your most dedicated followers? Well, dream no more! Our recent workshop peeled back the curtain on the Divi Membership plugin, it’s all about unlocking the full...
Dec 5, 2023 | Blog, News
Here at Divi Engine, we’re always looking for ways to connect with our community and share insights from the heart of the Divi universe. Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting an engaging and informal chat with Nelson Miller, a well-known Divi educator and...
Nov 30, 2023 | Blog
Enterprises sometimes find themselves at a crossroads, contemplating a pivotal decision: whether to migrate to a different Enterprise Content Management System (CMS). This choice is rarely straightforward and can stem from various reasons. For instance, a company...
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
What is AI in marketing AI in marketing refers to applying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and techniques to various aspects of the marketing process. AI involves the development of systems that can perform tasks that typically require human...
Aug 15, 2023 | Blog, Tutorials
Divi AI is here and ready to join your portfolio of AI tools to help enable you to get more done ♫ Harder Better Faster Stronger ♫ …do it. Ok, I’m done…for now. But in all seriousness, AI is busy transforming the way all of us work and those of us...
May 12, 2023 | Blog
Keeping your small business relevant and successful is anything but easy. Between managing employees, keeping the books in order, and maintaining quality customer service, it’s hard to find time to stay up-to-date with the latest technology. You might think the newest...
Apr 14, 2023 | Blog
Web design is a creative and technical process involving using different tools and software to create a website. Designers must know what will make their site stand out. People who own a website must be able to identify what they want their site to do and how they...
Mar 18, 2023 | Blog, Freebies
How to Use GPT Chat Prompts to Boost Your Social Media Area in Your Agency: Free Cheatsheet Inside Part 3 This blog post offers a free cheat sheet that can help agencies boost their social media presence using GPT chat prompts. The cheat sheet provides actionable tips...
Mar 10, 2023 | Blog, Freebies
How to Use GPT Chat Prompts to Boost Your Web Design Area in Your Agency: Free Cheatsheet Inside Part 2 Web design is an ever-evolving field, and keeping up with the latest trends and techniques can be a daunting task for designers. However, with the advent of new...
Feb 24, 2023 | Blog, Freebies
How to Use GPT Chat Prompts to Boost Your Web Design Agency’s Marketing: Free Cheatsheet Inside Part 1 Are you looking for a way to boost your web design agency’s marketing efforts without spending hours creating content? Look no further than GPT chat...
Sep 29, 2022 | Blog
Google introduced featured snippets as a way of improving users’ satisfaction by providing an immediate answer to their search queries. The research shows that featured snippets account for a 35.1% share of all clicks. So, it’s not a surprise that websites that appear...
Sep 20, 2022 | Blog
With smartphones in everyone’s hands, it is quite impossible now to avoid making a website mobile-friendly. Over 50% of people use mobile devices to search for information and data. Having a responsive website design is a best practice that everyone who designs...
Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
Covid has changed work forever. It is undeniable that there has been a global shift in the way we work. Jobs that would never have been remote jobs have quickly adapted with a colorful range of success. From call center teams to bankers, to therapists, many of us now...
Mar 11, 2022 | Blog, Code Snippets
NOTE: This is an advanced post aimed at developers. If you were struggling to figure out how to customize your LearnDash templates using your child theme, well, good luck! Just Kidding! It can be a pain to figure out how to customize your LearnDash templates with your...
Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Tired of working for someone else? Want to be your own boss? There’s never been a better time than right now. With the rise in popularity of online stores, it is easier than ever before to get started and make money doing what you love. WooCommerce is a free and...
Jan 3, 2022 | Blog
Does your growing business need a website upgrade? Learn how premium plugins from Divi Engine can boost the power of your Divi website. As a freelancer, you work hard trading your hours for clients’ dollars. This can be a profitable venture with the right skills, but...
Oct 7, 2021 | Blog
Even though the vast majority of your business is run online, there are real-world implications for everything you do on the internet. Fortunately, as a small business owner, running your business online is easy when you use the right tools, products, services, and...
Jul 28, 2021 | Blog
How do you ensure that your WooCommerce and its product pages are seen by your potential customers? Well, first, you need to create those pages. Luckily, creating a web page today doesn’t require being a developer or a designer, as you can use Divi or other WordPress...
Jul 16, 2021 | Blog, Freebies
So you may have noticed that we’re midway through our SUMMER SALE (you should totally check it out) which implements some fun features like tiered discounts as well as a raffle where we are giving away some awesome prizes. Running a Sale with Divi and...
Jun 30, 2021 | Blog
If you are reading this, you’ve probably either seen or used some of our plugins in the past. We built these plugins because we had a real need for them, but did not find anything on the market that was hand-crafted for Divi and was easy to use. We know that...
Apr 21, 2021 | Blog
You’ve got a brilliant idea for a new business. You’ve got the motivation and the drive. So, what comes next? Figuring this part out can sometimes be tricky, especially if you are a new entrepreneur taking your first step into the world of business ownership. If you...
Feb 23, 2021 | Blog
If you’re looking for a simple and effective way to increase your conversion rate, it may be simpler than you think. Instead of spending hours on your website trying to figure it out all by yourself, or trying to use a type of marketing to change things,...
Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
Search engines are such complex “creatures”, their algorithms are constantly changing. The main reason why they change is to reflect what the users actually care about. I think the main points they ask are: Did the user find what they were looking for? Did...
Jan 28, 2020 | Blog
Many aspiring entrepreneurs choose to take the route of getting their websites live as soon as possible. This does have some benefits, admittedly: it allows the domains to start building up trust with search crawlers, and starts building up brand recognition. And...
Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Tutorials
Introduction Today we will be doing a tutorial on how to create a to do checklist on your website using HTML, CSS and jQuery. We were asked via email and on Facebook to create a tutorial of how we created our checklist here. So here we go, below is what we are going...
Jan 9, 2020 | Blog
VR and UX: are these topics on similar footing? In the eyes of many professionals (even those in digital fields), they’re quite comparable, which is to say exotic initialisms that have some relevance in business but don’t warrant major investment. This is far from the...
Nov 26, 2019 | Blog
When you just run a blog, and only update it on occasion, then you don’t need to think too much about security. After all, the potential repercussions of an attack are going to be mild (you might lose access, or have an account disabled), and then there’s the...
Oct 16, 2019 | Blog, Freebies
Over the years we have built many websites and have made many mistakes pre or post-launch, for example forgetting to change a URL or testing the contact form. We have built a list to check and thought you would benefit too. Why make the same mistakes as we made, with...
Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, Tutorials
Introduction We have had a few requests on how to create a mega menu like the ones on the new Elegant Themes website. It is quite simple really when you are using Divi Mega Menu, so here is a tutorial on how to do it. You can see a live example here This is what we...
Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Tutorials
We have had a few customers wanting to show the Mega Menus on desktop only. By default, Divi Mega Menu shows it on desktop and mobile. This tutorial will show you how to hide it on mobile. Step 1: Create your Divi Mega Menu in the Divi Engine settings as usual. Here...
Jul 4, 2018 | Blog, Tutorials
I am writing this post because I had some frustrations getting my head all around this, followed so many tutorials online that didn’t work but after much trial and error I have a way that works for me and hope it will help you, learn how to setup event tracking for...
Jan 23, 2018 | Blog, Freebies
We love icon fonts and use both The Elegant Icon Font (by Elegant Themes) and Font Awesome on many of our projects – however felt there is lacking the more “detailed” icons. We have started a journey to bring you these. Our first pack is aimed...
Aug 2, 2017 | Blog
I used Cloudways for my clients in the past and have always been a fan. Divi Engine has always been on Siteground since day 1. Always striving to get better results we thought about moving Divi Engine to Cloudways to see the difference. See for yourself below. The...
Jun 26, 2017 | Blog
Please note, we have now set up a documentation site for Divi Protect – check it out here to read the full documentation. To password protect a section on your Divi Website, please first download and install Divi Protect. Once installed you will see the new menu...
Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
What is Open Graph? Open Graph was introduced in 2010. It is the link between your website and Facebook – it speaks to Facebook and tells it what to show when you share a link. You have a degree of control over what travels across to Facebook from your website....
Mar 28, 2017 | Blog
The reason for this post So during my adventures in web design I have come across a few hurdles – one being the CSS delivery. It really frustrates me when I make a CSS change to my file, upload it to the server, clear Cloudflare and what ever caching plugin I am...
