Escaping Divi
Divi seemed like a good idea when you chose it. Now your content is trapped, your site is slow, and developers want nothing to do with it. Here's how we get you out.
Signs Divi is holding you back
Your site is painfully slow
Divi loads massive CSS and JavaScript files on every single page. Your site was slow the day it launched, and it's only gotten worse.
Your content is trapped
Try copying your text out of Divi. It's buried in shortcodes that look like gibberish. Standard WordPress export tools can't extract it properly.
Developers won't touch it
Every developer you talk to grimaces when you mention Divi. Good developers avoid it. The ones willing to work in it are hard to find.
Updates break things
Every Divi update is a gamble. Will your layouts still work? Will the animations break? You've learned to dread that update notification.
The visual editor fights you
What seemed easy at first now feels like wrestling. Moving a section breaks another. Matching styling across pages is a constant struggle.
Divi's dirty secret
Divi makes it easy to build a website. It makes it nearly impossible to leave. Your content isn't stored as content—it's stored as Divi shortcodes that no other system can read.
Standard WordPress migration tools don't work. Copy-paste doesn't work. You can't just "export" your content. This is by design. And it's why you need specialized help to escape.
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How we get you out of Divi
Audit
We analyze your Divi site: content volume, page complexity, custom functionality. We identify what's worth preserving and what should be rebuilt.
Extract
We parse Divi's proprietary shortcode format and extract your actual content: text, images, structure. Nothing is lost in translation.
Redesign (Optional)
Your Divi design can be preserved or improved. This is a chance to clean up years of accumulated cruft and present a fresh face.
Rebuild
Your site is rebuilt on clean, modern architecture. Same brand identity, dramatically better performance, no proprietary lock-in.
Test
We verify all content migrated correctly, all links work, and performance meets our standards. You review before anything goes live.
Launch
DNS switch, redirects configured, old Divi site archived. Your new site goes live and you're finally free.
Looking for our Divi Escape service?
This page explains the process. Our Divi Escape service page has more details on what's included and how to get started.
View Divi Escape Service →Frequently Asked Questions
Divi stores content in a proprietary shortcode format that standard WordPress export tools can't read. Your actual text is buried in nested shortcodes that look like [et_pb_section][et_pb_row]... We have specialized processes to parse these and extract the real content.
We preserve your brand identity and overall design direction, but rebuild with clean, modern code. The result is typically a site that looks similar but loads dramatically faster. Complex Divi animations may be simplified, but core functionality is preserved.
We preserve your URL structure exactly. Every page keeps its URL, so Google sees continuity. Most sites see improved rankings after migration because of faster load times and better Core Web Vitals scores.
Typically 3-5 weeks, depending on site complexity. Divi sites require more extraction work than standard WordPress, so they take a bit longer. We'll audit your site and give you a realistic timeline upfront.
No, and that's the point. Divi's visual editor is what causes the performance problems. We move you to a cleaner system. If you need to edit content yourself, we'll set up a simple CMS that's faster and more reliable than Divi ever was.
We can handle large sites. The extraction process is systematic, so more pages means more time but not more complexity. Sites with 50+ pages are common. We'll scope it properly during the audit.
Let's get you out of Divi
Send me your site URL and I'll take a look at what we're working with.
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