How to Creatively Combine Row & Column Backgrounds with Divi’s New Options

Last Updated on September 16, 2022 by 21 Comments

How to Creatively Combine Row & Column Backgrounds with Divi’s New Options
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In this Divi tutorial, we’re going to show you how you can combine row and column background options to create stunning results. By choosing the right combinations and settings, you can achieve designs that enhance the overall look and feel of your website. To demonstrate what we’re talking about, we’ve made an example that we’ll help you build step by step. We’ve created this result by using the Divi built-in options only, so you won’t need to add any additional CSS.

Result

If you follow this tutorial step by step, you’ll be able to achieve the following result:

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Although we’ve used three different rows to achieve this result, it looks like they’re all part of a bigger picture. Let’s get started!

Switch to Visual Builder

Create a new page and enable the Divi Builder and switch over to the Visual Builder.

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Create Section

The first thing we’ll need to do is create a new standard section. All the rows we’ll be creating and combining with each other will be part of this section. To create a box shadow effect on the rows, we’ll add the following section gradient background:

  • First Color: rgba(61,65,86,0.59)
  • Second Color: #f7f7f7
  • Gradient Type: Radial
  • Radial Direction: Bottom
  • Start Position: 31%
  • End Position: 76%

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Add One-Column Row

The next thing we’ll need to do is add a one-column row to the section. This row will represent the following part of our end result:

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Row & Column Settings

Make Row Fullwidth

Go ahead and make the row fullwidth within the Design tab.

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Row Background Settings

Then, you can go back to the Content tab and add the following gradient background:

  • First Color: #3d4156
  • Second Color: rgba(114,81,114,0.91)
  • Gradient Type: Linear
  • Gradient Direction: 180deg
  • Start Position: 0%
  • End Position: 65%

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Upload a background image (in this case a pattern) and choose ‘Multiply’ as your Background Image Blend.

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Column Background Settings

Next, scroll down and assign the following gradient background settings to the column of your row:

  • First Color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15)
  • Second Color: rgba(214,44,104,0)
  • Column Gradient Type: Linear
  • Column Gradient Direction: 161deg
  • Column Start Position: 43%
  • Column End Position: 43%

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Spacing

Continue by adding the following padding to your row:

  • Top: 20px
  • Right: 30px
  • Left: 30px

And the some padding to your column as well:

  • Top: 200px
  • Bottom: 200px

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Add Text Module

The next thing we’ll do is add a Text Module to the row and make the following changes to the Text subcategory of that Text Module:

  • Text Font: Playfair Display
  • Text Font Size: 77px (Desktop),  64 (Tablet), 51 (Phone)
  • Text Color: #f7f7f7
  • Text Line Height: 1.7 (Desktop), 1em (Tablet & Phone)

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Add Divider Module

Continue by adding a Divider Module below the Text Module you’ve just created and enable the ‘Show Divider’ option within the Visibility subcategory.

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Scroll down that same tab and use ‘rgba(114,57,114,0.91)’ as the background color.

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Move on to the Design tab and select ‘#3d4156’ as your divider color.

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Open the Styles subcategory and use ‘Solid’ as your Divider Style and ‘Top’ as your Divider Position.

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Next, assign the following settings to the Sizing subcategory:

  • Divider Weight: 11px
  • Height: 23px
  • Width: 0%
  • Module Alignment: Left

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Last but not least, add a left padding of ‘48%’ to the Custom Padding option.gradient

Add Three-Column Row

The next row we’ll be adding to the section looks like an extension of the previous row although they are made separately.

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Row & Column Settings

Make Row Fullwidth

Start, again, by making the new row fullwidth.

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Row Background Settings

Then, use the following background settings:

  • First Color: rgba(114,81,114,0.91)
  • Second Color: #f7f7f7
  • Gradient Type: Linear
  • Gradient Direction: 180deg
  • Start Position: 9%
  • End Position: 100%

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Add a background pattern and use ‘Multiply’ as the Background Image Blend.

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Column Background Settings

Scroll down the tab and use ‘#f7f7f7’ as the background color for each column.

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Spacing

Within the Spacing subcategory, start by assigning ’30px’ to the top, bottom, right and left padding of each column. Then, add the following padding to the Desktop version of your row:

  • Top: 19px
  • Right: 200px
  • Left: 200px

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The padding on tablets is slightly different:

  • Top: 0px
  • Right: 70px
  • Bottom: 0px
  • Left: 70px

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And the padding on mobiles is the following:

  • Top: 0px
  • Right: 50px
  • Bottom: 30px
  • Left: 50pxgradient

Add First Text Module

Continue by adding a Text Module to the first column of the row. Then, use the following settings for the Text subcategory of the Design tab:

  • Text Font: Raleway
  • Font Style: Bold & Uppercase
  • Text Font Size: 23px
  • Text Color: #3d4156
  • Text Line Height: 1.7em
  • Text Orientation: Center

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Add Second Text Module

Add another Text Module right below the previous one and use the following settings instead:

  • Text Font: Raleway
  • Text Font Size: 12px
  • Text Color: #3d4156
  • Text Line Height: 1.7em
  • Text Orientation: Left

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Clone Text Modules & Place in Other Columns

Once you’ve created the two text modules, clone them and place them in the two remaining columns as well.

Add One-Column Row

The last column we’re going to add is one we’re going to overlap with the previous one. The reason why we’re doing this is that this way we can combine different gradient backgrounds. Although the three rows we’re creating are separate, they’ll feel like they’re one. In the meantime, we are also able to enjoy multiple gradient backgrounds instead of just one.

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Row & Column Settings

Make Row Fullwidth

For the last row, we’ll need to enable the ‘Make This Row Fullwidth’ as well.
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Row Background Settings

Then, add a gradient background to the row:

  • First Color: rgba(61,65,86,0)
  • Second Color: rgba(114,81,114,0.34)
  • Gradient Type: Linear
  • Gradient Direction: 180deg
  • Start Position: 45%
  • End Position: 91%

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Column Background Settings

Scroll down the same tab and use the following gradient background for the column:

  • First Color: rgba(239,239,239,0.15)
  • Second Color: rgba(214,44,104,0)
  • Column Gradient Type: Linear
  • Column Gradient Direction: 340deg
  • Column Start Position: 45%
  • Column End Position: 45%
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Spacing

The last thing we’ll need to do is add some padding and margin. Start by adding ‘-100%’ to the top margin and continue by using the following Custom Padding:

  • Top: 14px
  • Right: 30px
  • Left: 30px

The column will need some padding as well; ‘200px’ for the top and ‘155px’ for the bottom.

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Result

If you’ve followed the different steps that we’ve provided within this post, you should’ve been able to achieve the following result:

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Final Thoughts

With the new Divi options, a lot of new things are possible. One of those things is combining backgrounds of rows and columns to achieve a great design. If you have any questions or suggestions, make sure you leave a comment in the comment section below!

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21 Comments

  1. Thanks for this tutorial, there are a few design methods here that will come in handy.

    However, the -100% top margin on the last row isn’t working for me for some reason. Anybody else have this problem?

    • Worked ok for me.

  2. Correction to my last comment: the incompatibility problem with Microsoft Edge appears to be with the image blending module. For example, your design is not compatible. You could look at it in Microsoft Edge where you could see that the image blend (e.g. multiplying effect) and other effects cannot be perceived.

  3. Very good tutorial Donjete. However, I’ve found that the Microsoft Edge browser is not compatible with Divi’s Gradient module. Is there a solution down the road or what would you suggest for dealing with this issue?

    • The blends are CSS properties, the onus would be on Microsoft to update Edge’s CSS Support to include the css properties.

  4. Thank you for this tutorial. I agree with YZDesigns. It would be nice if the author stated if this was supported on all browsers, and, if not, then provide a nice fallback.

  5. Great tutorial Donjete! You’ve done all the hard work making it easy for us to be creative.

  6. Do gradients work in all browsers as of yet? Just wanted to check before committing to adding them on client sites.

    • Hi yzdesigns,

      For questions like these I can recommend caniuse dot com.

      HTH

      • Yes gradients are supported in all browsers except Opera Mini.

        https://caniuse.com/#search=gradients

        See for yourself.

        You can check out anything you like to see which browsers support it.

        Ollie G

  7. This was helpful. Been struggling with the new options. About time a tutorial came out on this. Thanks.

    – Tanuja

  8. Thank you for the Tutorial, can you please put a link to download that layout or and e-mail it in the next Divi newsletter? Thx

  9. I bought Divi but now found that Beaver by GoDaddy is a lot easier to use and is really a cool program to use.

    • okay. Do they have a blog I could comment on even though I’m not using it?

  10. I wish the example was nicer, it’s hard to get the idea on a dated style

    • Title tutorial should be titled: How to achieve a mid-2000’s web 2.0 glossy look.

    • Agreed.

    • You should give up WordPress and Divi and hop on over to squarespace and then start whining over there.

    • Mean but true

  11. Fantastic tutorial. I think dialogue beetween row and column is important in web designing. Alberto

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