With Divi and its new position options, turning your header into a fixed one is easier than ever. With just a few clicks, you can turn your static custom-built header into a fixed one that follows your visitors throughout their stay on your website. In this tutorial, we’ll show you the general steps you need to follow to create your fixed Divi header. This is the order we’ll follow:
- Go to the Divi Theme Builder & start building the global header
- Once inside the global header template, use one single section with multiple rows to create the header with all needed elements
- Use Divi’s built-in section position options to make the entire section stay fixed to the top
- Create a custom body template and add some top margin to create container space for the fixed Divi header
- Save all Divi Theme Builder changes and view the outcome on your website
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Preview
Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.
Desktop
Mobile
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1. Go to Divi Theme Builder & Start Building Global Header
Go to Divi Theme Builder
Start by going to the Divi Theme Builder. Once there, click on ‘Add Global Header’.
Build Global Header
And start building the header from scratch by selecting ‘Build Global Header’.
2. Use Regular Section to Build Fullwidth Header
Section Settings
Background Color
Once inside the template editor, you’ll notice a section. Open that section and use a white background color for it.
- Background Color: #FFFFFF
Spacing
Then, move on to the design tab and remove all default top and bottom padding.
- Top Padding: 0px
- Bottom Padding: 0px
Box Shadow
Add a box shadow too.
- Box Shadow Blur Strength: 50px
- Shadow Color: rgba(0,0,0,0.12)
Add Row #1
Column Structure
Continue by adding a new row to the section using the following column structure:
Background Color
Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and change the background color.
- Background Color: #ff3314
Sizing
Then, move on to the row’s design tab and modify the sizing settings as follows:
- Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
- Gutter Width: 1
- Equalize Column Heights: Yes
- Width: 100%
- Max Width: 100%
Spacing
Remove all default top and bottom padding too.
- Top Padding: 0px
- Bottom Padding: 0px
Add Social Media Follow Module to Column 1
Add Social Networks of Choice
The only module we need in the row is a Social Media Follow Module. Add the social networks of your choice.
Reset Item Styles for Each Social Network Individually
Continue by resetting the item styles for each social network individually.
Alignment
Then, go the module’s design tab and change the module alignment.
Icon Settings
Modify the icon color next.
Spacing
And complete the module’s settings by adding some top margin.
Add Row #2
Column Structure
On to the next row! Use the following column structure:
Sizing
Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and allow the row to take up the entire section’s width.
- Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
- Gutter Width: 1
- Equalize Column Heights: Yes
- Width: 100%
- Max Width: 100%
Spacing
Remove all default top and bottom padding too.
- Top Padding: 0px
- Bottom Padding: 0px
Main Element
And to make sure all column content appears next to each other on smaller screen sizes, we’ll add one line of CSS code to the row’s main element.
display: flex;
Column 1 Border
And complete the row settings by opening the column 1 settings and adding a right border.
- Right Border Width: 2px
- Right Border Color: #ffc600
Add Image Module to Column 1
Upload Logo
Time to start adding modules. In column 1, the only module we need is an Image Module. Upload your logo.
Alignment
Then, go to the module’s design tab and change the image alignment.
Sizing
Modify the width across different screen sizes next.
- Width: 50px (Desktop), 30px (Tablet & Phone)
Spacing
And complete the module’s settings by adding some custom top and bottom margin across different screen sizes.
- Show Space Below The Image: No
- Top Margin: 1vw (Desktop), 2vw (Tablet), 3vw (Phone)
- Bottom Margin: 1vw (Desktop), 2vw (Tablet), 3vw (Phone)
Add Menu Module to Column 2
Select Menu
In the second column, the only module we need is a Menu Module. Select a menu of your choice.
Remove Background Color
Then, remove the module’s background color.
Layout
Move on to the module’s design tab and change the layout settings.
- Style: Centered
- Dropdown Menu Direction: Downwards
Menu Text Settings
Modify the menu text settings too.
- Menu Font: PT Serif
- Menu Text Color: #333333
- Menu Text Size: 18px
Dropdown Menu Text Settings
Along with the dropdown menu text settings.
- Dropdown Menu Background Color: #ffffff
- Dropdown Menu Line Color: #ffc600
Icons
We’re changing the hamburger menu icon color in the icons settings next.
- Hamburger Menu Icon Color: #ff3314
Spacing
And we’ll complete the module’s settings by adding some custom margin values across different screen sizes.
- Top Margin: 1.4vw (Desktop), 2.5vw (Tablet), 3vw (Phone)
- Bottom Margin: 1.4vw (Desktop), 2.5vw (Tablet), 3vw (Phone)
Add Code Module to Column 2
Insert Mobile CSS Code
To modify the dropdown menu on mobile (allow it to take up the entire width of the screen), we’ll need a few lines of CSS code. We’ll add this CSS code to a new Code Module right below the Menu Module.
<style>
.et_mobile_menu {
margin-top: 5%;
width: 210%;
margin-left: -110%;
}
</style>
3. Use Divi’s Position Options to Stick Section to Top
Change Section Position Settings
Once you’ve completed the overall look and feel of your custom header, it’s time to turn it into a fixed one! To do that, open the section settings and change the position settings as follows:
- Position: Fixed
- Location: Top Center
If you want to have some space between the section and the top of your page, you can use the vertical offset option. Or, if your header isn’t appearing on top of all page content across your website, you can increase the z index.
4. Add Top White Space for Header
Build Global Body
The next step to this tutorial will allow you to add some top ‘container space’ for your header. As soon as you turn an element fixed, the element’s container floats on your page without taking up any additional space. If you, however, don’t want it to overlap some existing page or post content, you can add some space for the container at the top. To do that, start building the global body of your default website’s template.
Section Settings
Spacing
Once inside the template editor, you’ll notice a section. Open that section and remove all default top and bottom padding.
- Top Padding: 0px
- Bottom Padding: 0px
Add New Row
Column Structure
Continue by adding a new row using the following column structure:
Sizing
Open the row settings and allow the row to take up the entire section’s width.
- Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
- Gutter Width: 1
- Width: 100%
- Max Width: 100%
Spacing
Remove the default top and bottom padding next.
- Top Padding: 0px
- Bottom Padding: 0px
Add Post Content Module to Column
And to allow all dynamic content to show up, depending on the post or page visitors are on, we’ll use the Post Content Module.
Add Top Margin to Section to Make Place for Header
Last but not least, to create that top space for the fixed Divi header, we’ll open the section settings again and add some top margin. You can adjust this value as you please.
4. Save Theme Builder Changes
Once you’ve completed both the global header and global body, you can save all Theme Builder changes and view the outcome on your website!
Preview
Now that we’ve gone through all the steps, let’s take a final look at the outcome across different screen sizes.
Desktop
Mobile
Final Thoughts
In this post, we’ve shown you how to create a fixed Divi header with the new position options that you get inside the Divi Builder itself. We’ve covered the necessary steps to accomplish a top fixed header and you can apply this technique to any kind of website you’re building. You were able to download the default website’s template for free as well! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment in the comment section below.
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