Learning Divi
Quick Start Guide
~30 min
In this video I do a quick wlakthrough of all necessary things to get started.
Feel free to start with this, if you want to get started quickly, and try out a few things with Divi.
I do recommend watching the videos below eventually though, to get a better in-depth understanding of WordPress and Divi.
Understanding WordPress
WordPress interface 02:56min
- Definition of Dashboard
- Explaining the top bar
Cleaning up 02:22min
- Delete Hello World Post
- Delete default Page (not Privacy Policy)
- Delete unnecessary Themes
- Delete default Plugins
Difference between Pages/Posts/Projects 02:41min
- What are they used for?
- Always use Pages
Media and Optimizing Images 09:22min
- What can be uploaded, where are limits
- No fonts or script files, but there are ways around it
- Videos
- Small looping videos are ok
- Entire Case Films should be hosted on YouTube or Vimeo
- Maximum image size
- Image optimizing techniques (JPG vs PNG)
Appearance 04:06min
- Rough overview of Settings of the Theme Customizer
- Widgets (not useful)
- Menus
- Background color
- Theme File Editor (don’t touch)
Plugins 05:29min
- How to install (from WordPress and manually)
- How to use and where to find
- Auto-Updates
Users 03:23min
- Settings
- Creating new users
Tools 01:13min
- What to find in the tab
Settings 03:23min
- Set Site Title and Tagline
- Don’t touch URL
- Set site language and timezone
Security
Security 07:42min
- Installing WordFence Plugin
- Creating Free account
- First Scan
General Settings of Divi
WordPress vs Divi 02:36min
- What is used for what?
Theme Options 08:36min
- General
- Color Palette
- Custom CSS
- Builder (for fixing issues)
- Integration
- API license key
Theme Customizer 08:82min
- Most Settings are irrelevant because they are overwritten or easier accessible somewhere else
- Favicon
- Layout Settings (spaces between elements)
- Typography
- Background color
- Homepage Settings (choosing landingpage)
General Settings of Divi
Theme Builder 03:00min
- Default header and footer (turn it off)
- Different “Themes”
Visual Builder 44:54min
- Building from Scratch
- Section / Row / Column / Module
- Modules
- Text Module
- Links
- Backgrounds
- Admin Label
- Heading vs Paragraph
- Sizing
- Margins and Paddings
- Other Settings
- Save Draft vs Publish