Documentation & Support
Divi Excavating
1. Set Up WordPress & Domain Name
WordPress
If you didn’t realize it already, this child theme and layout pack is based on WordPress. You will need a WordPress installed on a server to begin. If you don’t have this already, no problem. Just contact us and we can get that set up for you in a jiffy.
Domain Name
You probably know this, but you need a domain name for your website. Again, if you don’t have one already registered, no big deal, just go ahead and contact us so we can get you set up.
When you have your domain and WordPress installation ready to go, log in to your site and continue to step 2.
2. Install & Activate Divi
Divi Theme by Elegant Themes
Divi is an awesome page builder that runs on WordPress. You must have the Divi Theme by Elegant Themes installed to use this child theme or layout pack.
If you do not have a Divi license already, you will either need to:
- purchase the yearly or lifetime plan from the Elegant Themes website
- get the Divi API key for FREE with our hosting and care plans
Divi Theme Installation
To avoid any issues during installation it is highly recommended that you use this child theme on a fresh installation of WordPress.
In your WordPress Dashboard, go to ‘Appearance>Themes>Add New’ and click on ‘Upload Theme’.
Select the Divi.zip file, upload it, and activate it.
It is also a good idea for SEO purposes to navigate to ‘Settings>Permalinks’ and set the ‘Common Settings’ to ‘Post name’.
3. Install Divi Excavating
Preparation
Ensure you have the Divi Theme installed and activated prior to installing the child theme. After you have the Divi Theme installed and activated, go ahead install your new child theme.
After purchase, download the ‘.zip’ file from your ‘My Account’ page at https://www.peeayecreative.com (or the marketplace you purchased from) or click the download link in your purchase confirmation email and save the file to your computer. Be sure to unzip the folder that says ‘UNZIPME‘.
Child Theme Installation
Again in your WordPress Dashboard, go to ‘Appearance>Themes>Add New’ and click on ‘Upload Theme’. Locate the ‘.zip’ file on your computer and click ‘Install Now’.
When the install is complete click on ‘Activate’, you will then see the Divi Excavating Child Theme as the active theme in your theme panel.
Layout Pack Installation
The layout pack comes with an installer plugin. In your WordPress Dashboard, go to ‘Plugins>Add New’ and click on ‘Upload Plugin’. Locate the ‘.zip’ file on your computer and click ‘Install Now’.
When the install is complete click on ‘Activate Plugin’.
Demo Import
On the left-hand side, you will see the new menu item called Divi Excavating. Hover over this and click ‘Easy Demo Import’.
Next, you will see options on which items to import. For a new installation, keep everything selected and click ‘Import Demo Content’.
4. Customize Anything
Your site should now look like the demo at https://demos.peeayecreative.com/divi-excavating, the only thing left to do is replace the text with your own and the placeholder images with your own images. You may now customize anything on the site including the logo, images, color schemes, fonts, layout, etc. Divi makes it super easy to do all of this, but some the styling you see is from the CSS file.
Changing Your Color Scheme
To edit the CSS, I recommend using Brackets. Copy the CSS from ‘Divi>Theme Options>Custom CSS’ and place it into a CSS document. From there, use ‘Edit>find and replace…’ to change your hex color values to match your brand. The two colors you may want to change are the brown #47362c theme color and the red #b72119 accent color.
The rest of the colors are in Divi itself and can be changed easily with the builder. Please see the Divi documentation site for tutorials on how to do this.
More Customization
If you want us to customize the site to match your branding, content, colors, and niche, please contact for our current rates and we would be happy to help.
Get Support
WordPress Related
If this is a WordPress related problem, please contact your hosting provider.
Divi Related
If this is a Divi related problem, please contact Elegant Themes support or read their documentation.
Child Theme or Layout Pack Related
If this is a problem with your child theme or layout pack or any other question, please fill out the form below.