The header and footer look generic
Left on a default layout and never customized. A Theme Builder header/footer template gives you one place to design it properly and one place to maintain it going forward.
Divi 5 theme customization built on presets, not a page rebuilt by hand five times.
Headers, footers, Theme Builder templates and global presets — built inside the Divi 5 site you already run, not replaced with something new.
Headers, footers, Theme Builder templates and global presets — built inside the Divi 5 site you already run, not replaced with something new.
What Divi theme customization usually fixes
Divi sites tend to grow the same way a lot of page-builder sites do: a header built once and never revisited, pages assembled from copy-pasted rows instead of Theme Builder templates, and global presets that were never actually configured. None of that needs a new site — it needs the Divi build tightened up.
Every post or project page was built by hand
No single template for the post type, so each entry drifts a little further from the others. One dynamic Theme Builder template with ACF fields replaces dozens of manual copies.
Fonts and colours are inconsistent page to page
Global presets and the Design System were never properly set, so every new row is styled from scratch. I set them up once so consistency stops depending on memory.
Still stuck on old Divi 4 layouts
Migrating into Divi 5's builder and Design System is worth doing properly rather than leaving a site half-upgraded — I plan the move so nothing gets lost in translation. Not sure which version you're on? Check free.
What I deliver
- Theme Builder templates — header, footer, single post, project and archive layouts
- Global presets and Design System setup so every module inherits the right styling by default
- Dynamic content wired to ACF and post fields, so templates update themselves
- Divi Builder for WooCommerce — product, cart and checkout modules styled to match the theme
- Migration and clean-up from older Divi 4 layouts into Divi 5's builder, without losing content
- A pass to remove unused modules, rows and third-party layout packs the build has accumulated
TECHNOLOGY I USE
- Divi 5
- Divi Theme Builder
- WordPress
- Design System
- ACF
- WooCommerce
- PHP
- CSS3
How a Divi customization runs
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Audit the current build
Which templates already exist in the Theme Builder, whether global presets are set, which Divi version is running, and what is duplicated or unused.
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Scope the actual change
A written scope and fixed quote covering exactly what is changing — a template, a Design System pass, a Divi 5 migration — so there is no ambiguity about what “done” looks like.
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Build in the Theme Builder
Header, footer and content templates built once and previewed on a staging copy, so the live site is never the first place a change gets tested.
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Check it against SEO and performance
Headings, URLs, page speed and Core Web Vitals get checked against the baseline before launch — a heavier Theme Builder template should not cost more than it gains.
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Launch and hand over
Deployed to live, then a short walkthrough of the Theme Builder templates and Design System so your team can adjust them going forward.
Who you’re working with
Ashekur Rahman
Building and customizing Divi sites has been a recurring part of eleven years in web development — Theme Builder templates, Design System presets, and the Divi 4 to Divi 5 migration itself. Most of my clients are outside Bangladesh, primarily the UK, Germany and the US, and I work across European and North American time zones without difficulty.
- Based in
- Bangladesh, worldwide clients
- Experience
- 11 years in web development
- Rating
- 5.0 — every Upwork contract
- Response time
- Within one working day
Questions I get asked
What is the difference between Divi customization and a full rebuild?
Customization keeps your existing theme, content and URLs and changes specific parts of it — a header, a template, a Design System pass. A rebuild replaces the site. Most Divi sites that feel dated or inconsistent do not need replacing, just a proper customization pass.
Do you work in Divi 5 or older Divi 4 layouts?
Both. If your site is still on Divi 4, I can customize it as it stands or migrate it into Divi 5's builder and Design System — whichever fits your timeline and budget better, and I will tell you honestly which one that is.
Can you set up Divi's Theme Builder for me?
Yes — header, footer, single post and archive templates built once in the Theme Builder so every page that uses them updates together, instead of each page being a separate hand-built copy.
Can you match an existing brand or design file?
Yes. Give me a Figma file, a brand guide, or a site you like the direction of, and I set up global presets and the Design System — fonts, colours, spacing — so every new section stays on-brand automatically.
Will this affect my SEO rankings or page speed?
Not if it is done properly. URLs, headings and existing content stay in place unless you want them changed, and Divi sites in particular tend to accumulate unused modules and legacy CSS over time — part of a customization pass is stripping that out, which usually helps speed rather than hurting it.
Is there a fixed price for Divi customization?
It depends on scope — a header redesign is a different job from a full Theme Builder and Design System overhaul. You get a fixed written quote after a short look at the current build.
Do you work with clients outside Bangladesh?
Most of my clients are outside Bangladesh — the UK, Germany and the US primarily. I am based in Bangladesh and work across European and North American time zones without difficulty, with a same-day reply to anything urgent.
A Divi 5 build customized this way
- Freizeitcenter Dietz — German motorhome dealership rebuilt in Divi 5 with Theme Builder templates throughout
Available for new projects
NEXT STEP
Tell me what needs to change.
Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, working with clients worldwide. Describe the Divi site and what’s not working — every serious enquiry gets a reply within one working day.
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