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Extra

by Elegant Themes

Elegant Themes' magazine theme, built on the Divi Builder. Bundled in the same membership as Divi.

Visit Extra → Docs

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Builder theme From $89 GPL Since 2015

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Extra is Elegant Themes' magazine and publishing theme, powered by the same Divi Builder that drives Divi. It extends the builder with category-level and post-based modules suited to editorial layouts, and it is compatible with the large Divi layout library. Extra ships inside the standard Elegant Themes membership, so it carries no separate cost on top of Divi.

Pros

Included free with any Elegant Themes membership — no extra cost over Divi
Magazine-specific modules (category builder, post sliders) Divi lacks out of the box
Inherits the full Divi Builder and its large layout library

Cons

Shares Divi's page-weight overhead — not a lightweight publishing theme
Content is locked into Divi Builder modules, so migrating off is painful
Less actively headlined than Divi; most Elegant Themes development attention goes to Divi

When to pick Extra

Pick Extra if you already want an Elegant Themes membership for Divi and you're building a magazine, news, or multi-author blog — the category and post modules do real work a generic Divi build would have to fake.

When to avoid Extra

Avoid Extra for performance-critical publications, or if you don't otherwise want the Divi ecosystem. A lightweight block theme will load faster and won't lock your content into builder shortcodes.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Extra cost extra on top of Divi?: No. Extra is bundled in the standard Elegant Themes membership ($89/year or $249 lifetime), which also includes Divi, the Divi Builder, Bloom, and Monarch. If you already pay for Divi, you already have Extra.
Is Extra just Divi with a different skin?: Not quite. Extra runs on the Divi Builder but adds magazine-specific modules — a category page builder, post-based modules, and editorial layout elements — that Divi doesn't ship by default. For a content/publishing site those modules are the reason to choose Extra over plain Divi.

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