Those of you that have been around WordPress Success Path for awhile know that we only recommend one WordPress theme for your website, regardless of what kind of business you are running. And that theme is the Divi theme.

At this point you may be thinking, “What gives, JB? Only one theme? There are THOUSANDS of themes out there! Why would you only recommend just one, ya big ninny!?!?”

First off, who you callin’ a ninny?!?!? Kidding.

In this post I am going to break down the top 8 reasons that we only recommend the Divi theme. Here we go!

1) The Divi theme can create beautiful websites without the need to know any code.

Lots of themes can be used to create beautiful websites, but only if you have a reasonable amount of coding knowledge. This includes HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and more. And if you don’t have that knowledge, you will STRUGGLE!

The Divi theme’s drag-and-drop editor, along with their extensive collection of highly-customizable modules, makes the creation of a world-class website as easy as a few mouse clicks. Plus, it comes loaded with a bunch of pre-formatted pages that you can easily apply.

2) There is a whole team of developers behind the Divi theme.

Yes… There are THOUSANDS of WordPress themes out there, BUT most are offered by independent developers. That means there is just a single person that wrote all of the code for your theme. If that person decides to retire and stop updating the theme, then you are in a bad spot (because WordPress updates regularly and eventually one of those changes will break the theme if it isn’t updated as well). Or, if they are out of town for a few weeks when you find a bug that is harming your site, you’ll just have to suffer until they are available. And worst of all, as good as the theme looks, there’s always a very real chance that the underlying code is just garbage.

Since the Divi theme has a whole team behind it, you know that the code is going to be pretty great, you’ll always be able to get help, and it will always be kept up-to-date with the most current version of WordPress.

3) Development speed.

As you know, technology moves REALLY fast. One of the disadvantages of WordPress is that it uses a standard code as the basis for all websites. This makes it an attractive target for hackers because if they find a security flaw that they can access, they can get to a LOT of websites. And that’s one of the reasons why WordPress is so good about updating often to close those security vulnerabilities.

If you rely on a theme that is slow to update, you not only risk having a broken website, but even if everything “looks” fine you are still open to security vulnerabilities. Since the Divi theme has a whole team behind it, they typically have their update ready to go as soon as WordPress publishes theirs.

4) Changes are a snap in Divi.

As mentioned, the Divi theme uses a drag-and-drop editor which makes organizing the content on your page or post a snap. That means that if you want to try something, you can just drag some things around and see what works best. You can even save your page as a template so if, after making all those changes, you decide you like the old style better, you can just reload the template and you are back to where you started.

The Divi theme also has a new visual editor which can come in pretty handy at times, but that’s a topic for another time.

5) When you do need help on your site, the Divi theme staff is pretty good about helping out.

Look… “Support” departments are never perfect. This is especially true when you don’t know code because support personnel are prone to treat you like a second-class citizen. The staff behind the Divi theme is actually pretty good about breaking things down and giving you the information you need without trying to make you a coder. That doesn’t mean I haven’t argued with them a few times (I can be quite a pain), but at the end of the day I pretty much always get the information I need.

They also offer a support plugin, which is pretty unique. This plugin allows them to access your site to find problems without actually giving them full access. Because… You know… Trust nobody.

6) The Divi theme is designed to be 100% responsive.

A “responsive” website is one that automatically adjusts to the size of the screen you are using. Whether your visitors are on a phone, tablet, computer, or other internet-connected device, the content on your site will always be arranged in a visually pleasing way that fits perfectly on the screen.

Note that I said the Divi theme is “designed” to be 100% responsive. The truth is, there are a few options you can choose that might look bad on a different sized screen, but even then you can work within Divi to correct just about anything that happens (and do it without code in most circumstances).

7) There are a ton of people providing support for the Divi theme.

Imagine building your own car from scratch. If something goes wrong with it, who ya gonna call (and “Ghostbusters” is not an okay answer)?

The answer: Nobody, because you’re the only person with that car so nobody can offer assistance.

Now image you buy a Chevy Malibu (just pulled that out of thin air… Sorry if you hate Chevys). If you have a problem, there are a TON of people that can help you because it’s a widely known car.

The Divi theme is the same way. There are a ton of bloggers, companies, and users that are out there helping people with Divi and providing add-ons for Divi. Because it is so well-regarded, you can pretty much always find the help you need (plus we here at WPSP are ready and willing to help with your Divi questions).

One great example is the DiviBooster Plugin which allows people to easily accomplish some of the things that are more difficult to do in Divi. At $19, it is well worth the time and hassle it can save.

8) There are “child themes” (templates) available.

Remember at the beginning of this post when you accused me of being a “ninny” because WPSP only recommends one theme? Well, I get that. When we go looking for themes we find some pretty cool ones that look like we can just plug them into our hosting account and we are ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Having that kind of “pre-made” theme, especially when it is a theme focused on a specific industry, is a very attractive idea, and it makes you feel like you aren’t starting with a blank page, which might be how you feel with Divi.

The problem is (as we talked about earlier) that those themes are often poorly supported, can have garbage code, and often require a significant amount of coding knowledge just to make simple changes (like swapping out the logo or changing the name on the site). Trust me! I have purchased MANY themes that looked like I would only have to change a few small things and it was an incredible nightmare to get them customized for my needs.

Fortunately, there is a solution! There are many developers out there that have used Divi to create beautiful “child themes” that you can just plug in and use (some do cost money). These child themes are built using the Divi drag-and-drop editor, so there is no additional learning curve. When you need to change out a logo or a line of text, just go to that module and make the changes in a snap!

The best place to find these child themes is at the Elegant Marketplace. They have a ton of child themes running from doggy daycare, to photography, to law firms, to bistros… And the list goes on. If you really want to get a head start on your website and you have a few dollars to spare, then a child theme could be right for you.

CONCLUSION

So that covers our top 8 reasons why we only recommend Divi. At the end of the day we want your experience with WordPress to be a good one, and we have learned, through painful trail and error, that Divi is the best theme to choose if you want to maximize your WordPress experience.