R42: How to Add Shape Dividers to Any Row, Column or Module

Some time ago I asked in the Divi Soupies Facebook Group whether you guys would be interested in knowing how to add Divi’s Shape Dividers, which are currently only available for sections, to other page elements, in the same way I have used on my Vivid Child Theme.

The response was a resounding YES!!! So here it is, better late than never

I decided as this is a very visual effect, to create this recipe as a Video, and the CSS used is added below for ease of implementation. The recipe shows how to add the Shape Dividers to rows, columns and modules/module elements.

You will need to have a basic understanding of how to use your browser’s developer tools for this recipe.

So let’s get cooking!

Ingredients

The Divi Theme from Elegant Themes

Cooking time

Less than 10 minutes!

Preparation

As per the video, create a Shape Divider on a section and then grab the SVG Data URL from your browser Dev Tools.

Method

CSS used in this recipe:

If you are adding to a row or column via the Advanced tab, use this CSS and change the background-image url to that of the Shape Divider you created:

content: '';
position: absolute;
background: transparent;
background-image: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background-size: 100% 65px;
height: 65px;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;

If you are using on a module element, use this CSS in your child theme stylesheet, Divi > Theme Options > Custom CSS, or add between style tags to a code module on the page as I did. Change element-selector to the class of the element you are applying the effect to:

.element-selector:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background: transparent;
    background-image: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
    background-size: 100% 65px;
    height: 65px;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
}

And that’s it!

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Michelle X