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Copy & Paste Attributes

Transfer content, styles, and presets between elements without cloning the entire element.

Quick Reference

What it does: Copies content, styles, and/or presets from one element and pastes them onto another with granular control. Where to find it: Right-click → Copy Attributes / Paste options, or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + C/V shortcuts. Key features:

  • Eight paste variants: All, Design, Content, Presets, and four "Select" options for cherry-picking
  • Scoped copy/paste at tab, option group, or individual field level
  • Cross-module compatibility: Divi matches compatible attributes between different module types
  • Reset options to revert any paste operation

ET Docs: Copy & Paste Attributes

Overview

Divi 5 introduces a granular attribute management system that lets you copy specific parts of an element -- its content, its design styles, its preset assignments, or any combination -- and paste them onto another element. This is far more flexible than simply duplicating an element because you control exactly which properties transfer. For the official Elegant Themes reference, see Copy & Paste Attributes.

The system works at multiple levels of specificity: you can copy an entire element's attributes, a single settings tab (Content, Design, Advanced), a specific option group (Background, Button, Title Text), or even an individual field.

Attribute Types

Divi 5 organizes element attributes into three categories:

Type What It Includes
Content Text, images, icons, links, and other data entered in the Content tab.
Styles All design settings from the Design and Advanced tabs: colors, fonts, spacing, borders, shadows, transforms, etc.
Presets The element presets and option group presets assigned to the element.

How to Copy Attributes

Right-Click Method

  1. Right-click the source element on the canvas (or in the Layers panel).
  2. Select Copy Attributes.
  3. All three attribute types (content, styles, presets) are placed on the clipboard.

Keyboard Shortcut

Select the source element and press:

  • Mac: Cmd + Shift + C
  • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + C

Paste Options

After copying attributes, right-click the target element and choose from the following paste options:

Paste Option What It Transfers
Paste All Attributes Content, styles, and presets. The target becomes a near-clone of the source.
Paste Design Attributes Styles and presets only. The target keeps its own content.
Paste Content Attributes Content only. The target keeps its existing styles and presets.
Paste Presets Preset assignments only. The target keeps its content and any non-preset style overrides.
Paste Select Design Attributes Opens a picker so you can choose which modified styles and presets to apply.
Paste Select Style Attributes Modified styles only (no presets, no content).
Paste Select Content Attributes Opens a picker for selective content field pasting.
Paste Select Presets Selective preset application, useful when the source has multiple nested presets.

Keyboard Paste Shortcuts

Action Mac Windows
Paste All Attributes Cmd + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste Design Attributes Option + Cmd + V Alt + Ctrl + V

Reset Options

If a paste operation produces undesired results, right-click the element and choose a reset option:

Reset Option What It Reverts
Reset All Attributes Content, styles, and presets back to defaults.
Reset Design Attributes Styles and presets only.
Reset Style Attributes Styles only (presets remain).
Reset Content Attributes Content only.
Reset Presets Preset assignments only.

Scoped Copy & Paste

You do not have to copy at the element level. Right-click within specific areas of the settings panel to copy at narrower scopes:

Scope Example
Tab level Right-click the Content tab header to copy all content settings.
Option group level Right-click the Background group to copy only background settings.
Field level Right-click an individual color picker or spacing field to copy that single value.

This is useful when you want to transfer one group of settings (e.g., just the border styles) from one element to another without touching anything else.

Typical Workflows

Standardizing Button Styles Across a Page

  1. Design a button with your desired colors, font, padding, and border radius.
  2. Right-click the button and select Copy Attributes.
  3. Right-click each other button and select Paste Design Attributes.
  4. Every target button inherits the design while keeping its own label and link.

Transferring a Background Between Section Types

  1. Right-click the section with the gradient background.
  2. Navigate to the Background option group in the right-click submenu and select Copy.
  3. Right-click the target section's Background option group and select Paste.
  4. Only the background transfers -- all other styles stay intact.

Selective Preset Application

  1. Copy attributes from a module that uses multiple stacked/nested presets.
  2. On the target, choose Paste Select Presets.
  3. Pick only the presets you want to apply, leaving others unchanged.

Version Notes

Divi 5 Only

The granular attribute copy/paste system (with separate content, style, and preset paste options) is new to Divi 5. Divi 4 supports copying and pasting module styles but does not offer the same level of granularity.