Crafting a unique WooCommerce checkout with Divi can be a frustrating experience. You’ve likely built a bunch of stunning product pages using Divi’s visual builder, but the default WooCommerce checkout remains plain, rigid, and disconnected from your brand. Generic checkout pages simply undermine the polished, professional look you’ve worked so hard to achieve! 

When it comes to checkouts, the stakes are high – nearly 70% of carts are abandoned, and a bland or confusing checkout can cost you sales. Elements like cluttered forms, poor mobile layouts, and distracting designs all chip away at your conversion potential. By contrast, consistent branding from start to finish builds confidence and keeps buyers moving forward. 

We’re going to detail how to tailor your WooCommerce checkout with Divi, from customizing the native Woo page to building a template or using a dedicated child theme. Get set to simplify your checkout process, while optimizing it to the max.

Key Takeaways

• Checkout design directly shapes customer trust and completion rates – even small layout and branding tweaks can have major effects.
• Divi’s Theme Builder unlocks true creative control, letting you move beyond WooCommerce’s shortcode limitations for a fully branded experience.
• Visual, modular editing with Divi’s native WooCommerce modules makes customization accessible, but advanced features require more specialized solutions.
• Real-time cart updates and distraction-free layouts keep shoppers focused and lower abandonment risk.
• For a unified, conversion-focused checkout journey, Divi WooCommerce Pro from Divi Life integrates advanced features with fabulous design tools.

Customizing the native Woo checkout vs building a custom template

Divi users looking to refine their WooCommerce checkout experience have two primary paths: 

Option 1: Customizing the native WooCommerce checkout

This method works within WooCommerce’s existing checkout structure, which relies on shortcodes to display the checkout form. These shortcodes do not integrate directly with Divi’s visual builder, so customization options are limited. You can:

• Add custom CSS through Divi Theme Options or the WordPress Customizer to adjust colors, fonts, button styles, and field spacing.

• Insert Divi sections or modules above or below the checkout form, but not inside it.
• Modify basic visual elements – such as background color, typography, and button appearance – to better match your brand.

However, this approach comes with notable constraints:

• You cannot rearrange or remove individual checkout fields using Divi’s visual builder.
• Styling changes are mostly cosmetic and require some CSS knowledge.
• Advanced features like multi-step checkouts, trust badges, or testimonials within the form are not possible without third-party plugins or complex code edits.

This method is best for those who want to keep the checkout process simple and stable, but it lacks the design freedom many Divi users need.

Option 2: Building a custom checkout template with the Theme Builder

Divi’s Theme Builder unlocks full creative control over the checkout experience. This tool allows you to design checkout pages from scratch using Divi’s drag-and-drop visual builder:

• Access the Theme Builder via Divi > Theme Builder > Add New Template.

• Select Add New Template > Build New Template to assign the new template specifically to WooCommerce checkout pages. Scroll down the Template Settings to find WooCommerce Pages, select Checkout then Create Template.

• Use Divi’s WooCommerce modules to construct your layout, arranging billing, shipping, order summary, and payment sections. Psst! You can see these starting templates in our Native Divi checkout modules section below.
• Add conversion-focused elements – such as multi-step checkout flows, trust badges, testimonials, and custom messaging – directly within the checkout page.
• Style every aspect visually, ensuring full brand consistency.

This approach offers great flexibility, but it requires careful setup to avoid disrupting essential WooCommerce functionality. You’ll need to ensure all required fields and processes remain intact for an error-free checkout. Testing is essential to maintain compatibility with payment gateways and extensions.

Comparison table

Which approach is best?

As seen from the comparison table, both methods have value, but the Theme Builder option aligns with what most Divi users want and need – the power to visually design every part of your website, without touching code.

Native Divi checkout modules to enhance your checkout page

Divi’s native WooCommerce checkout modules give you a practical starting point for customizing your checkout page, with no extra plugins needed. These modules are built into Divi and offer a way to craft a more user-friendly, visually consistent checkout experience directly within the Divi Builder.

The main checkout-related modules include:

• Woo Checkout Billing: Displays the billing details form for customer information.

• Woo Checkout Shipping: Shows the shipping details form, allowing buyers to enter or confirm their shipping address.

• Woo Checkout Information: Presents the additional information form for notes or special instructions.

• Woo Checkout Details: Lists the products being purchased and their prices, giving customers a clear order summary.

• Woo Checkout Payment: Displays available payment methods and the payment form itself.

Using the Divi Builder, you can arrange these modules in any order or layout. Stack them vertically, place them in columns, or separate them into different sections. 

Each module comes with a wide range of styling options, accessed via the Design tab. You can adjust colors, fonts, spacing, borders, and more to match your brand’s look. Responsive design controls ensure your checkout remains user-friendly on mobile devices.

For example, to add and configure the Woo Checkout Details module, simply insert it from the module list, then use Divi’s Design settings to adjust typography, background color, and padding.

However, while these modules provide a solid foundation for checkout customization, they may not cover every advanced feature needed for maximum conversions. For more specialized functionality, tools like Divi WooCommerce Pro can take your checkout design further.

Introducing Divi WooCommerce Pro: The complete checkout solution 

Divi WooCommerce Pro is an advanced Divi child theme for customizing WooCommerce checkout and cart experiences. Created by us creative folk at Divi Life, it’s built specifically for Divi users who want more than just a styled checkout. 

Divi WooCommerce Pro is a complete solution for creating high-converting, fully branded eCommerce experiences. Our child theme addresses the core frustrations of customizing WooCommerce checkouts with Divi – limited layout control, inconsistent design, and missed conversion opportunities.

The child theme gives designers a unified visual framework across the entire shopping journey, from product pages to the final payment screen. Instead of just tweaking the checkout page, you’re building a cohesive, conversion-focused storefront that looks and feels consistent at every step.

One standout feature is the slide-out shopping cart, powered by AJAX. This allows customers to update cart contents in real-time without reloading the page, keeping them engaged and on your site. Combined with a distraction-free checkout layout that removes headers, footers, and sidebars, it keeps buyers focused while still reflecting your brand’s identity.

Customization is handled entirely through the Divi Builder, so if you’re already comfortable designing with Divi, you’ll feel right at home! Every checkout element – from billing forms to payment sections and order summaries – is modular and visually editable.

Divi WooCommerce Pro also includes some major technical enhancements:

• Custom headers with dynamic promotion rotators let you highlight limited-time offers at checkout.
• Product page templates with custom fields ensure consistent layouts and data structures across your catalog.
• Performance optimizations deliver fast-loading checkout pages, important for reducing abandonment rates.
• Mobile-first responsiveness ensures the entire checkout experience adapts to smaller screens, minus any lag.

Compared to Divi’s native WooCommerce modules, which require you to assemble each part manually, Divi WooCommerce Pro offers an integrated system. 

The Cart, Checkout, and Confirmation pages are designed to work together ‘out of the box’, with consistent styling and behavior. For example, a promotion added in the cart can carry through to the checkout and even appear in the confirmation message, without any extra setup needed. Just call it the complete package you’ve been waiting for!

Start boosting your conversion rates today with Divi WooCommerce Pro

Struggling with WooCommerce’s default checkout, abandoned carts, and low conversion rates is a common challenge for Divi store owners. Divi WooCommerce Pro tackles these pain points head-on, offering a distraction-free checkout and a real-time slide-out shopping cart that keeps customers engaged. 

With nearly 70% of carts abandoned, optimizing your checkout is essential for growing your brand. Our Divi WooCommerce Pro theme delivers a unified, branded checkout experience that guides shoppers from cart to completion, with a delightful journey en route. 

If you’re ready to turn more visitors into buyers, try Divi WooCommerce Pro and see the difference a purpose-built solution makes to your checkout process.