How to Customize the Divi Default Header

Step 1: Add your logo


To begin, add a logo to your site by navigating to the Divi Theme Options > General tab and clicking Upload from the Logo option.

 

 

 

Step 2: Create the menu


If your menu is already set up, skip this step. If not, navigate to Appearance > Customize and wait for the Customizer Settings panel to open. Alternately, you could set up your menu using the Appearance > Menu console.

Once inside the Customizer Settings, click on the Menus tab and then click Create New Menu.

Divi Customizer Settings Menu 1

Give your menu a unique name, assign it to the Primary Menu location and clickNext. In the following options, click Add Items and select the relevant Pages, Posts, Custom Links etc., that you’d like to add to your header menu.

 

Step 3: Header Format


Go to Appearance  > Header & Navigation > Header Format > Choose your own

Here you can adjust your header’s general format, such as switching between the main layouts modes: Default, Centered, Centered Inline Logo, Slide-in, and Fullscreen.

Choosing Centered will place your logo above your navigation menu and centered both within the header.

Choosing Centered Inline Logo will place the logo in-line with your nav menu elements, centered between the links.

You can also enable Vertical Navigation from within this section, which will create a drastically new look for your site, putting the navigation bar on the left of your content.

Step 4: Customize the menu


Now that you’ve set up the menu, it is time to give it a nice design. To do so, remain in the Customizer Settings and navigate to Header & Navigation > Primary Menu Bar and enter the following settings:

Step 5: Add Social Icon on Top Menu (Optional)


The Divi theme offers the option to add some social page links in both the header:

By default, you can add the following icons: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram RSS.

To enable those icons, go to Dashboard > Divi > Theme Options and look for these settings:

 

Once complete, hit Publish and the menu settings will save.