I created a very basic Divi child theme from the instruction provided from their official blog post – https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/divi-child-theme. I am also using the Divi page builder and it has been quite a good experience till now. Please let me know in the comments below your experience about it.
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Here is some information regarding why you need a child theme and when to use it.
You probably SHOULD use a Divi Child Theme if…
- You plan on making changes to the code of specific theme files (this includes things like page templates and functions.php)
- You plan on adding hundreds of lines of code (CSS, JavaScript, etc.). Even though it is possible to add this to places like your theme settings, it becomes more difficult to manage with a lot of CSS.
- You want to collaborate with others and speed up development time by keeping everything in one organized space.
- You don’t want clients tinkering around in the Theme Customizer/Settings and breaking your code. Tucking it away in a child theme will definitely keep it safe from others.
You probably SHOULD NOT use a Divi Child Theme if…
- You plan on making minor theme modifications. Adding a small amount of CSS (like less than 100 lines for example) or a few scripts in the Theme Settings/Customizer will not justify the need to create a Child theme if that is ALL you plan on making.
- You don’t plan on collaborating with a team. Let’s say you hire a developer to work on your site, that person may or may not be familiar with Divi and will undoubtedly resort to creating a child theme to make modifications anyway.
- You don’t mind clients seeing your code modifications in theme settings/customizer.