Divi 5 Tutorial: Build a Global Header While Seeing the Page (Easy Hack!)

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0:00 – Intro
0:16 – Divi 5 vs Divi 4 header editing limitations
0:39 – How header editing works in Divi 4
1:01 – Why Divi 5 currently lacks on-page header editing
1:17 – Opening the Theme Builder in Divi 5
1:28 – Creating an empty global header
1:49 – Removing spacing and padding from the empty header section
2:18 – Saving and activating the empty global header
2:25 – Returning to the front page
2:40 – Adding a temporary header section on the page
2:54 – Moving the section to the top of the page
3:00 – Adding a menu module to the header
3:13 – Adding and sizing the logo
3:35 – Styling the menu text (alignment, uppercase, weight)
4:00 – Adjusting header padding and spacing
4:17 – Notes on transparent headers & upcoming tutorial
4:40 – Saving the completed header design
4:53 – Saving the header to the Divi Library
5:04 – Deleting the temporary header and saving the page
5:13 – Adding the saved header into the Theme Builder
5:36 – Removing the empty placeholder section
5:45 – Saving and previewing the new global header
5:52 – How to fix distorted header issues in early betas

In this Divi 5 tutorial, I show you a quick and easy workaround for building a custom global header while still being able to see your page — something Divi 5 (as of November 2025, Public Beta 2) doesn’t yet allow natively.

If you're used to the Divi 4 workflow where you can edit the header directly from the visual builder, you'll have noticed this option is missing in Divi 5. But don’t worry — in this step-by-step guide, I’ll show you exactly how to:

✅ Create a visible placeholder header on your page
✅ Build your header visually just like before
✅ Save it to your library
✅ Convert it into your Global Header inside the Theme Builder
✅ Remove the temporary empty header section
…and get everything working perfectly.

This method takes only a few minutes and gives you full visual control over your header design until Elegant Themes updates Divi 5 with native header editing support.

📌 What You’ll Learn

Why Divi 5 currently lacks on-page header editing

How to set up an empty global header shell

How to design a custom header at the top of any page

How to add menus, logos, spacing, letter-spacing, and styling

How to save your header to the library

How to import it into the Theme Builder as your official global header

How to fix early-beta display issues

🎬 Coming Soon

I’ll soon be publishing a full tutorial on:
✨ Creating a transparent header in Divi 5
✨ Changing logos on sticky headers
✨ Adding buttons and other elements to your Divi 5 header
✨ More Divi 5 beginner-to-advanced tutorials

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