The focus of today's Divi 5 upgrade is caching. When Divi is not managing cache, caching issues can be bothersome and difficult to resolve. Sometimes clearing the cache is all that is necessary. We can still attempt to make your life simpler, though, and today's update accomplishes exactly that. In other words, you will no longer see totally damaged styles when your cache plugin is out of sync with Divi. Additionally, when we know it is necessary—for example, when modifying Theme Builder templates that target a variety of sites that your caching plugin just does not account for—we have provided a few additional integrations for well-known caching plugins to automatically empty the cache for you.
The main problem is straightforward. A caching plugin provides your visitors with static HTML when it caches a site. Links to Divi-generated CSS files containing all of the styles you altered in the builder are included in that static HTML. The HTML still points to a file that is no longer there if Divi deletes its CSS files but you do not delete the HTML cache for your plugin. How do we stop this, then? Simple! Until your plugin clears its cache and a fresh, genuine visitor views the most recent version of your page, Divi retains those outdated CSS files so that the outdated HTML may still reference them. For whatever reason, you can use the Theme Options to remove those outdated CSS files.
In some circumstances, Divi will also erase the cache for your plugin. For instance, your plugin cache will not know what to clear on its own if you are changing a header layout on a theme builder template that impacts a number of random pages on your website. Additionally, when you modify a variable or preset, caching plugins most likely do not know how to clean their cache. Divi assumes control and clears the cache. Divi has always done that, so there is nothing new, but this version includes a lot of new caching plugin integrations that cover the most recent wave of well-liked plugins. These consist of:
It is crucial to remember that using one of these caching plugins is not required. Any caching plugin will function with Divi. Simply keep in mind that everytime you make a global modification in Divi, such modifying a preset or a design variable, you must clear the cache.
Divi 5 now has these caching enhancements available. Try them out and share your comments with us. We completely redesigned Divi and included dozens of your most desired features. Divi 5 is completely different from what you previously believed to be Divi.
We just published Divi 5's Page Manager, Content Drill-Down, and Preview Mode, in case you missed it. You may now more easily navigate your content, control all of your pages, and preview your final design in the builder. For additional information, see the link in the video description.
We are not going to slow down anytime soon, and the features keep coming! We would greatly appreciate it if you could like this video and leave a comment letting us know if you are enjoying these updates. We appreciate you supporting Divi, and it is crucial to spread the word and feed the algorithm. Remember to sign up for the Divi newsletter and follow us on YouTube so you do not miss any updates. I promise that another Divi 5 feature announcement will be coming shortly, so I will see you then. 😁
