The Divi Builder is often touted as the best way to build a website. But, is it?
We say maybe, depending on the type of site you are making.
In this article, we'll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using Divi.
Features of The Divi Builder
Created by Elegant Themes, Divi defines itself as “the future of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get).”
According to BuiltWith, Divi is used in around 3M sites worldwide, and 1,7% are on the Top Million Sites by Traffic.
Moreover, it also has a 97% five-star rating among its over 19,000 reviews on TrustPilot.
To summarize, it's a drag-and-drop building WordPress theme with a visual editor for editing sites directly.
While some love its interface and lighting speed, others state it’s the antithesis of good web development.
Yet, the leading complaint is that Divi isn’t fully customizable, especially when compared with a WP coded template.
These are valid points and, of course, your company should consider them before choosing it.
Divi Builder Design
Divi offers over 50 different modules to add text blurbs, sliders and images, among other elements.
They are customizable… up to a certain point.
Often, match Divi with a planned design, custom CSS or custom-coded modules is needed.
Divi Builder Speed
A Divi-built page can be somewhat slower than one that is custom-built.
The thing is that clients looking to make a company website has more pressing concerns.
Regardless of budgets or deadlines, they aim for a professional way of showing their products.
Likewise, it’s common for clients to want to update content like blog posts or product descriptions.
A site coded from scratch gives us great control over the site's functionality.
Yet, it requires more development hours and more expensive hourly rate.
In most scenarios, it also requires a higher level of technical expertise.
Likewise, it also demands longer back and forth between Design and Dev teams to ensure usability.
A page-building tool like Divi streamlines the development process. It allows Design teams to apply mock-ups to a live site.
Yes, they might run into stumbling blocks or need a custom-coded section. But, in general, they can work independently.
Our Experience with the Divi Builder
Our designers love it because of its creative possibilities.
Clients can also allocate budget toward an excellent design.
This design focus can end up tied up in coding hours for minimal payoff.
A huge plus is Divi's sheer volume of videos and documentation on the Elegant Themes site.
Its large community of users extends the available information!
With this tool, we succeed in making long-timed customizations.
On Capicua, our dev team can easily code custom modules in React should the need arise.
Also, Divi pages can load quickly with optimized images and no slow-loading plugins.
For us, the Divi Builder is simply another solution to our client’s problems.
For instance, with dedicated focus on speed, we've used it to build DRK Beauty's site.
For instance, a venture came to us with an urgent project.
It needed a new version of its website, completed before an important conference.
Furthermore, the business aimed for an easy-to-use Content Management System.
The problem was that the project needed to be affordable and done within one month.
With Divi, we assembled an 89 pages site in the required timeframe!
Moreover, we could stick to the price and editing abilities the client requested.
Conclusion
Divi isn’t a catch-all solution for everyone.
In our experience, it has been a helpful tool for projects with a tight budget.
These projects tend to focus on speed and control over design.
Are you wondering if the Divi Builder is worth it?
We hope this article has helped you make the best decision for your business!
