Decision Time
I am so impressed with the speed with which Mak responds to the changes to DIVI5. However this presents me with big challenges. I am not working on websites full time anymore but I do have several websites I need to update in the near future. Do I want until the design system is more settled or dive in now? Do I throw away my current DIVI4 design and start cleanly? I have 125 blog posts, 20 pages and a large media library so it is not a trivial project. Any suggestions from you folks who are more adept at DIVI5? My own site which needs an upgrade is here: https://sanderfeinberg.com Thanks!
I would say dive in now. Let's schedule a call when you're available. I've sent you a private message.
I would agree with Mak. I've been converting all of my personal and client websites to DIVI 5 & KrafterPro for a number of months. Some of them are larger than your site. It may seem like it will take a lot of time, which it may, but maybe not as much as you think. Also, with Mak's help, you may cut down on the time required by planning the best workflow ahead of time.
Agreed, jump in Sander. You have a lot on your site, but get it transferred over to Divi 5 and Krafter Pro, the KP set up is outstanding! The presets alone and the Design Assist Mak has integrated is outstanding for delivering consistency at pace on your design.
Sander Feinberg I would say jump in now and upgrade to Divi 5, but do it in a Staging environment. Once it's all done, if all is good, you can pull it into your primary website location easily. I have found my main issue was with the plugins that I was using for special addon functionality. Try to make sure that the plugins you're using are Divi 5 compatible. If not, that will give you extra headaches. But if they are, then it shouldn't be too bad. And the Divi migrator from Divi 4 to Divi 5 is very, very helpful. And you don't necessarily have to worry about converting everything from fixed pixels or relative sizing of fonts and spacing, etc., since your Divi 4 site probably had this in place. So when you go to Divi 5, you don't "have to" make all of your sizings in Clamp. But KrafterPro will help, but I would say implement Krafter Pro last. First get your site from Divi 4 to Divi 5. Again, if you create a staging site to test things as you go, you won't have to worry if something should go terribly wrong. What do you think?? 🙂 Good luck and take Mak up on his offer to meet up with you. That's priceless.
I have converted two other client sites and installed Krafterpro and it all was easy. My site has a lot of customization and poor use of standards so I look forward to talking with Mak about best practices.