Method 1 — port it by hand
Total control, complete understanding of the output, and days of work. Sensible when the design is simple or you were going to refactor it anyway.
Method 2 — a static scraper
Fast and free, but it fetches source HTML rather than rendered output. That is exactly wrong for Divi, since shortcode-driven layouts break the moment the theme is deactivated.
Method 3 — hire it out
A freelancer or agency delivers a maintainable theme and absorbs the QA. It is the most expensive option and the slowest to start.
Method 4 — rebuild in a page builder
Great for editors, heavy at runtime, and it never quite matches the original spacing and motion.
Method 5 — capture the rendered page
Themify reads the painted page — including module markup, animation classes and inline builder CSS — and writes a valid theme. Fastest path to fidelity, with the trade-off that further edits happen in code.
- Open the page you want to convert in Chrome.
- Click the Themify extension icon in the toolbar.
- Press Generate theme and wait for the capture to finish.
- In wp-admin, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
- Upload the .zip, activate it, and the page is live on WordPress.
Picking one
Match the method to the constraint: time, budget, fidelity, or who maintains it afterwards.
- Tight deadline and settled design → capture
- Editors need a visual canvas → page builder
- Bespoke dynamic features → hire a developer
- Simple static page → hand port
Frequently asked questions
- What is the fastest way to convert Divi to WordPress?
- Capturing the rendered page as a theme. It takes minutes rather than days.
- Are scrapers a viable option?
- Only for genuinely static pages. They miss anything rendered after load.
- Is hiring a developer still worth it?
- For dynamic functionality, yes. For reproducing an existing design, it is rarely the best value.