Divi Theme v5.18.0 + Premade Layouts Theme

What’s New (Changelog) in Divi Theme v5.18.0 + Premade Layouts

version 5.18.0 ( updated 10-27-2026 )
- Added support for nesting number variables inside other number variables and CSS functions such as calc(), clamp(), min(), and max().
- Added variable math in supported number fields, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Added support for composing text variables from other text variables and static text.
- Added support for combining multiple text variables, dynamic content sources, and static text in ordinary and rich-text fields.
- Added individually editable chips for each variable or dynamic content source within a field.
- Added support for replacing, removing, or detaching individual chips without changing surrounding content.
- Added drag-and-drop reordering of chips within ordinary inline fields.
- Added support for inserting variables at the cursor and replacing selected text with a variable or dynamic content source.
- Added a {{ keyboard shortcut to open the variable picker in supported text, URL, and CSS number fields.
- Added readable nested-variable previews and tooltips.
- Enhanced variable search to match referenced variable names within composed values.
- Enhanced variable exports to include all directly and indirectly referenced variable dependencies.
- Enhanced Loop Builder content handling to preserve combinations of dynamic sources, variables, and static text.
- Improved variable-chip inheritance across responsive breakpoints and hover and sticky states.
- Added warnings for variable compositions that exceed resolution limits.
- Fixed an issue where a custom HTML event handler saved in a global preset could appear on modules that did not have that handler.
- Fixed a permission issue that allowed users to change, copy, or delete AI commands saved by someone else.
- Fixed product images appearing twice in shop loops when using WooCommerce image-swap plugins.
- Fixed ACF Options Page custom fields not displaying on the frontend when used with Dynamic Content in Divi 5.
- Fixed Video module fullscreen mode breaking on Android when a different video was set for phone breakpoints, because responsive MultiView updates were resetting the player on resize.
- Fixed an issue where a user who can edit posts could add, rename, or delete Divi Library categories and tags.
- Fixed the Inspector showing text style controls instead of box shadow presets when editing box shadow on a module.
- Fixed a security issue that let Contributors change the site's default color palette.
- Fixed an issue where password-protected content could be copied into another post by a user who did not know the password.
- Fixed the Grid Editor remaining open after saving or closing preset settings.
- Fixed a security issue where the Divi 5 Migrator could be used to convert or roll back posts a user didn't have permission to edit.
- Fixed a permission issue that allowed visitors to view published Divi Library layouts that are not intended to be publicly accessible.
- Fixed a stored XSS vulnerability where HTML saved in a Tabs module's tab titles was rendered unescaped in the tab navigation.
- Fixed an issue where Group Carousel clone and off-screen slides could still receive keyboard focus while hidden from screen readers, causing accessibility audit failures and incorrect link activation.
- Fixed catalog-hidden WooCommerce products appearing in Loop Builder results.
- Fixed Theme Customizer background color realtime preview and published output on Latest Posts home and Gutenberg pages.
- Fixed background videos in Tabs so they size correctly when the tab first becomes visible.
- Fixed SVG Image modules ignoring preset width settings in the Visual Builder and front end.
- Fixed Blurb image and icon placement from newly created or updated option group presets in the Visual Builder.
- Fixed Contact Form grid settings applying the column layout twice and shrinking the form fields.
- Fixed bare paragraph tags disappearing while typing in the Text module's Text editor.
- Fixed Theme Builder post layouts breaking when reloading a stale Visual Builder URL after switching the post to Gutenberg.
- Fixed translated Divi Library import/export buttons overlapping the export checkbox.
- Added regression coverage for WooCommerce looped price decimal formatting.
- Fixed sticky-state custom CSS for Menu and Fullwidth Menu modules inside sticky parent elements.
- Fixed misaligned attribute field controls when editing Components.
- Fixed Contact Form layouts showing backwards compatibility mode after Divi 5 migration.
- Fixed Filterable Portfolio custom CSS for filters, active filters, images, and post metadata.
- Fixed sticky standard posts appearing in Blog modules displaying custom post type archives.
- Fixed dynamic content failing to render ACF fields whose names begin with an underscore.
- Fixed Text modules becoming uneditable after saving and reopening an embedded Theme Builder layout.
- Fixed Post Slider featured backgrounds not filling a custom minimum height.
- Fixed imported legacy layout presets losing their styles during conversion.
- Fixed Menu module front-end font size ignoring Theme Customizer body text size when no custom menu font size was set.
- Fixed copying an option group preset between compatible groups with different attribute paths.
- Fixed imported option group presets losing their assignments on modules.
- Fixed the Custom CSS color picker becoming unresponsive or losing color updates after repeated selections.
- Fixed Divider line centering and the extra gap below bottom-aligned lines.
- Fixed an enabled Save action inside newly added Component Slots that could freeze the Visual Builder.
- Fixed Pagination's WP-PageNavi current-page label using different box geometry from numbered links.
- Fixed the Choose Files button dropping below the filename field in Divi import dialogs.
- Improved AI Agent token efficiency for page content reviews and storytelling suggestions by making compact text discovery available automatically.
- Fixed appended global canvases disappearing when SEO plugins generated automatic excerpts before rendering the page.
- Fixed Post Filter select placeholders so ACF field labels display correctly for logged-out visitors.
- Fixed appended canvas visibility styles hiding Theme Builder headers on archive pages.
- Fixed Slider automatic animation timing after hover and browser visibility changes.
- Fixed the missing Gradient Position control for Conical gradients in the Gradient Picker.
- Fixed Blog element preset pagination text colors not appearing in the Visual Builder.
- Fixed fixed-position canvas content leaking over Canvas Grid previews after reopening a Theme Builder header.
- Fixed keyboard navigation resetting the selected editing state when switching between module settings.
- Fixed Divi AI Agent login when the WordPress Site Title is longer than 255 characters.
- Fixed an issue where Theme Customizer button text and border color pickers reset to white instead of the theme primary accent color.
- Fixed draggable items escaping the Visual Builder left-panel content area when moved horizontally.
- Fixed background blend mode not working when parallax effect is enabled with background image and color or gradient. The blend mode now correctly applies to the parallax background element in both Visual Builder and frontend, and the background image and blend mode are properly rendered on the wrapper element for mobile device support.