How to Swap Your Divi Header for Another One on Scroll

Last Updated on September 16, 2022 by 15 Comments

How to Swap Your Divi Header for Another One on Scroll
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Your header inevitably remains one of your website’s most important elements. It influences your visitors’ navigation process and allows them to find what they’re looking for in a heartbeat. Now, if you’re looking for a way to swap your Divi header on scroll with another one, you’re going to enjoy this post. We’ll show you exactly how to pull it off with Divi’s theme builder, built-in elements and some additional code. We’re also making sure there’s some auto-generated placeholder space for the header at the top of your page. You’ll be able to download the JSON file for free as well!

Let’s get to it.

Preview

Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

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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 in the backend of your WordPress website and click on β€˜Add Global Header’.

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Build Global Header

Then, click on β€˜Build Global Header’ to be redirected to the template editor.

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2. Create Both Headers in the Same Section

Modify Section

Sizing

Once inside the template editor, you’ll notice a section. Open the section settings and make sure the section width is β€˜100%’.

  • Width: 100%

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Spacing

Then, go to the spacing settings and remove all default top and bottom padding.

  • Top Padding: 0px
  • Bottom Padding: 0px

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Box Shadow

We’re using a subtle box shadow as well.

  • Box Shadow Vertical Position: 15px
  • Shadow Color: rgba(0,0,0,0.06)

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Position

Last but not least, we’ll make the section stick to the top center of our page using the position settings in the advanced tab.

  • Position: Fixed
  • Location: Top Center

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Add Row Header #1

Column Structure

Both headers we’ll create will be part of the same section. We’ll use a separate row for each header. Add the first row header using the following column structure:

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Background Color

Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and change the background color.

  • Background Color: #000000

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Sizing

Modify the sizing settings as well.

  • Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
  • Gutter Width: 1
  • Width: 100%
  • Max Width: 100%

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Spacing

Then, go to the spacing settings and remove all default top and bottom padding.

  • Top Padding: 0px
  • Bottom Padding: 0px

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Main Element

Complete the row settings by adding two lines of CSS code to the row’s main element. This CSS code will help us align all column content.

display: flex;
align-items: center;

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Add Image Module to Column 1

Upload Image

Time to add modules, starting with an Image Module in column 1. Upload a logo of your choice.

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Alignment

Change the module’s alignment next.

  • Image Alignment: Center

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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.

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Remove Background Color

Remove the module’s background color next.

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Layout

Move on to the design tab and change the layout accordingly:

  • Style: Centered

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Menu Text Settings

Then, make some changes to the menu text settings.

  • Menu Font: Roboto
  • Menu Font Weight: Bold
  • Menu Text Color: #ffffff (Desktop), #000000 (Tablet & Phone)
  • Menu Text Size: 18px

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Dropdown Menu Text Settings

Next, we’ll change the dropdown menu line color in the dropdown menu text settings.

  • Dropdown Menu Line Color: #000000

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Icons Settings

We’re also changing the hamburger menu icon color.

  • Hamburger Menu Icon Color: #ffffff

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Spacing

Complete the module settings by adding some custom left and right padding on smaller screen sizes.

  • Left Padding: 30px (Tablet & Phone Only)
  • Right Padding: 30px (Tablet & Phone Only)

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Add Social Media Follow Module to Column 3

Add Social Networks of Choice

In the last column, the only module we need is a Social Media Follow Module. Add the social networks of your choice.

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Individual Social Network Background Color

Then, open each social network individually and change the background color to white.

  • Background Color: #FFFFFF

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Alignment

Go back to the module’s general settings and change the module alignment.

  • Module Alignment: Center

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Icon Settings

Modify the icon color too.

  • Icon Color: #0042c9

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Border

And complete the module settings by adding some border radius.

  • All Corners: 100px

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Add Row Header #2

Column Structure

On to the second header! Add a new row using the following column structure:

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Sizing

Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and change the sizing settings as follows:

  • Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
  • Gutter Width: 1
  • Equalize Column Heights: Yes
  • Width: 100%
  • Max Width: 100%

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Spacing

Remove all default top and bottom padding next.

  • Top Padding: 0px
  • Bottom Padding: 0px

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Main Element

Then, align all column content by using two lines of CSS code in the row’s main element.

display: flex;
align-items: center;

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Column 3 Background Color

And complete the row settings by opening the column 3 settings and using a background color.

  • Background Color: #0042c9

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Add Image Module to Column 1

Upload Image

In column 1, the only module we need is an Image Module. Upload a logo of your choice.

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Alignment

Change the module’s image alignment next.

  • Image Alignment: Center

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Clone Menu Module & Place in Column 2 of Row Header #2

Clone the Menu Module that was used in the previous row and place the duplicate in the second row’s middle column.

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Modify Menu Text Settings

Open the duplicate Menu Module and change the menu text color.

  • Menu Text Color: #0042c9

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Modify Dropdown Menu Text Settings

Modify the dropdown menu text settings too.

  • Dropdown Menu Line Color: #ffc21d

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Modify Icon Settings

Complete the Menu Module settings by changing the hamburger menu icon color.

  • Hamburger Menu Icon Color: #0042c9

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Add Button Module to Column 3

Add Copy

In the row’s last column, the only module we need is a Button Module. Enter some copy of your choice.

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Alignment

Modify the button alignment next.

  • Button Alignment: Center

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Button Settings

Then, style the button as follows:

  • Use Custom Styles For Button: Yes
  • Button Text Size: 20px (Desktop), 18px (Tablet), 15px (Phone)
  • Button Text Color: #ffffff
  • Button Border Width: 0px

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  • Button Font: Roboto
  • Button Font Weight: Bold

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Spacing

And complete the module settings by adding some custom padding across different screen sizes.

  • Top Padding: 33px (Desktop), 35px (Tablet), 38px (Phone)
  • Bottom Padding: 33px (Desktop), 35px (Tablet), 38px (Phone)

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2. Add CSS Classes

Section

Once you’ve added and styled all modules, it’s time to add the CSS classes which we’ll use inside our JQuery code. First, open the section settings and use the following CSS class:

  • CSS Class: header-section

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Row Header #1

Then, open the first row header and use the following CSS class:

  • CSS Class: header-1

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Row Header #2

Open the second row as well. Use the following CSS class for it:

  • CSS Class: header-2

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3. Add JQuery & CSS Code

Add Code Module to First Row’s Third Column

Once all CSS classes are in place, it’s time to add the code. Add a new Code Module wherever you want inside your section. We’re placing it in the first row’s third column.

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Add JQuery Code (Between Script Tags)

Then, add the following lines of CSS code between script tags as you can see in the print screen below:

jQuery(function($){
    
var firstHeader = $('.header-1');
var secondHeader = $('.header-2');
var headerSection = $('.header-section');
  
headerSection.wrap('<div class="header-placeholder"></div>');
var headerWrap = $('.header-placeholder');
  
var headerHeight = firstHeader.outerHeight();
headerWrap.css('height', headerHeight);  

  
secondHeader.hide();
 
$(window).scroll(function() {
  
    var topPosition = $(window).scrollTop();
  
    if (topPosition >= 400) {
          firstHeader.slideUp();
          secondHeader.slideDown();
    }
  
    if (topPosition == 0) {
          secondHeader.slideUp();
          firstHeader.slideDown();
    }
  
});      
});

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Add CSS Code (Between Style Tags)

Add the following CSS code between style tags as well:

.et_mobile_menu {
margin-top: 20px;
width: 300%;
margin-left: -100%;
}

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4. Save Theme Builder Changes & View Outcome

At this point, the only thing left to do is save all theme builder changes and view the outcome on your website!

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Preview

Now that we’ve gone through all the steps, let’s take a final look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

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Mobile

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Final Thoughts

In this post, we’ve shown you how to swap your Divi header for another one on scroll using Divi’s theme builder, the Divi elements and some additional JQuery and CSS code. We’ve also auto-generated some space at the top of the page container that prevents the fixed header from overlapping the page content. You were able to download the swap Divi header template JSON file 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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15 Comments

  1. The problem is that when you touch the hamburger on mobile, the drop-down is completely empty.

    • I imported the layout from my test site, but I’m unable to replicate the issue on my end: https://prnt.sc/qsD2olnnfGbn

      Could you please try the following? Go to Section Settings > Advanced > Visibility, and ensure that both horizontal and vertical overflow settings are set to visible. https://prnt.sc/BhzDoIKdyBSU

  2. my first header has and image under it with a gradient in the background of the row and the code is not putting a space at the top of the page. How do i adjust that?

  3. This is great, but it seems to be super slow and clunky in Safari, but nice and smooth on Chrome. Do you have any suggestions to improve the speed and function in Safari?

  4. Is there a way to make the first header transparent?

  5. Hello.
    Thanks for the amazing tutorial.
    I had an issue with the first header. Links are not working. They just work when the second headr appears. Can you provide some help?

    Best!

  6. Hey, great work. But i have a problem with the header. I imported the json file into the themebuilder and the header works fine on the homepage but it seems that on a woocommerce product page the header falls behind all content when you’re using a divi product layout. When using the standard woocommerce layout it works fine but then the sale button and the product image magnifying glass are seen on top of the header instead of behind it. After some testing it does not seem to be a problem with z-index. I hope you can help.

    Greetings, Damian

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    • Good to see you’re enjoying the tutorial, Mike! πŸ™‚

  8. Thanks you for this. I’ve used combinations of different themes for my website and these tutorials are great in order to create something unique about our website

    • Glad to hear that, Eileen! πŸ™‚

  9. Looks really nice ! Thank you Donjete ! πŸ™‚

    • Always welcome, Paulina! πŸ™‚

  10. Nice! Great post Donjete!

    I’m definitely giving this one a try for one of my website projects. I’m taking some programming courses online. I can’t wait to do and understand these types of customization.

    • Happy to hear that! Best of luck πŸ™‚

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