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Divi 5 Flexbox First Look!

At exactly midnight, I spotted a fresh Divi update—and I couldn’t help but wonder: could this finally be the one? The update we’ve all been waiting for? The long-anticipated Flexbox feature in Divi 5? And sure enough, it was!

In this video, I dive straight into the latest release and explore the powerful new Flexbox layout options that are now integrated directly into Divi 5. From vertical and horizontal alignment to gap control and dynamic stacking on different breakpoints, this update brings a whole new level of layout precision and responsiveness to Divi.

Whether you're building custom headers, aligning content side by side, or simplifying your section layouts, Flexbox is a total game-changer—and it’s finally native to Divi! Join me as I walk you through how it works, what’s changed, and why this update is such a big deal for Divi designers.

macobuk

for just one mudule
the DOM is not Divi's best friend

Manfred C

macobuk What is a DOM?

macobuk

Manfred C Document Object Model (DOM
look at it as if it is a staircase the more steps the longer it takes to get to the next floor
the more items, divs, etc, in the dom the longer it takes to load the page
Also it is not good for seo and semantic html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Object_Model

hope this helps you

Mak .

macobuk I was just about to remove the CSS from the framework lol. Do you think I should keep it and how does DOM compare?

macobuk

Augustine Mak that might be a good idea for testing as its still alpha

Manfred C

macobuk Thank you very much! I never heard of this - but I am only 76 and still learning! 😀

macobuk

Manfred C Aren't we all.
Page builders make people lazy when it comes to html and css.
If you are interested check this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftk7nUmVOOw