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If you take a look at my homepage you’ll see that it’s made up of four main Modules: a Fullwidth Header Module, several Text Modules, several Blurb Modules and two Call To Action Modules.

There are a few other Modules, but the essential ones that are needed to create a good looking page that attracts visitors, provides information and is ranked well by the Search Engines, are the four above.

In this post I’ll explain what each of these Modules does, why it’s needed and suggest alternatives Modules that you can use to provide the same function.
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Do you ever wonder what sort of folks use the Divi theme?

Non-coders use it because it allows them to get creative with their web design using the drag-and-drop Divi Builder interface and without touching a single line of that nasty code.

Developers and website design businesses use it because it saves them time and money by allowing them to streamline their workflow.

But I bet you never guessed that the British royal family are using Divi!

That’s right, this week I discovered that HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO uses the Divi theme and in this post I’ll take a quick look at his website and point out a couple of features.
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We all use them… contact forms, sliders, newsletter opt-ins, portfolios and all the other bits and pieces that add creativity and essential functionality to your website.

With most WordPress themes, you have to add them using plugins or pay a developer to add them for you.

With the Divi theme you can forget about plugins and developers because Divi comes with Modules, which allow you to add just about anything you can think of.

At the moment, there are forty one Divi Modules, and I say at the moment because when I first published this article… there were twenty.

That means that this post won’t be “the complete guide to Divi Modules” for very long, but don’t worry because I’ll keep updating it.
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They do say that the web never sleeps but not only does it never sleep, it constantly changes, evolves and reinvents itself.

And that’s why you should be using a WordPress theme that keeps up with these changes and allows you to take advantage of cutting edge developments.

To keep you up to date and to make sure that you have the latest WordPress resources at your fingertips, Elegant Themes have set out a five-point plan to make Divi the “theme to beat” in 2017.

In this post, I’ll run through their 2017 initiatives and provide you with a few links, which will help you keep up with developments.
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