Overview
What is Divi Nitro
Divi Nitro is Divi Engine’s performance plugin for Divi. It helps your pages load faster with tools built for Divi’s builder, Theme Builder, and the rest of the Divi Engine suite.
In version 5.0, Nitro adds anonymous Page Cache, Performance Presets, Performance Insights, Smart Image Loading, Delay JavaScript, Fonts & Resource Hints, Database Cleanup, and Debug Tools — while keeping familiar options like minify, browser caching, and the Defer Video module.
Divi Nitro 5.0 walkthrough
Watch Pete walk through the new features on diviengine.com, including side-by-side speed comparisons and each settings section.
| Timestamp | Topic | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Introduction | — |
| 2:08 | Performance comparisons | — |
| 2:40 | Divi Nitro vs WP Fastest Cache | Working with other performance plugins |
| 5:43 | Performance Insights | Performance Insights |
| 8:30 | Performance Presets | Performance Presets |
| 9:19 | Smart Image Loading | Smart Image Loading |
| 11:40 | Lazy Rendering | Lazy Rendering |
| 12:59 | Fonts & Resource Hints | Fonts & Resource Hints |
| 14:55 | Page Caching | Page Cache |
| 22:21 | Speculative Loading | Speculative Loading |
| 24:24 | Database Cleanup | Database Cleanup |
| 27:03 | Conclusion & signoff | — |
Full video: Divi Nitro 5.0 is Here
Why Divi Nitro
Built for Divi — Settings and modules understand Divi sections, Theme Builder layouts, and Visual Builder workflows on Divi 4 and Divi 5.
Divi Engine aware — Page Cache is designed to work safely with Ajax Filter, Protect, Membership, Form Builder, Mega Menu, and BodyCommerce when those plugins are active.
One settings hub — Open Divi Engine → Nitro Settings for presets, insights, caching, scripts and CSS, media, fonts, cleanup, and debug tools.
Start simple — Apply Safe, Balanced, or Aggressive, then fine-tune. If something looks wrong, use Debug Tools or follow Nitro broke my site.
Compatibility
- Divi 4 and Divi 5 — Core settings work on both. Defer Video and per-page script/style removal have Divi 5 Visual Builder support.
- WordPress — Speculative Loading needs WordPress 6.8 or newer.
- Other performance plugins — Use only one full-page HTML cache. See Working with other performance plugins.
Getting started
- Install Divi Nitro and activate your license
- Prepare your website
- First setup with presets
- Explore Features or jump to Troubleshooting if something breaks
What's Next
- Install — Download, install, and license Nitro
- Nitro Settings hub — Where every option lives
- Working with other performance plugins — LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, WP-Optimize