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title: "How to connect a Carousel Remote Sync (Dots & Arrows) with Elementor Magazine Slide?"
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# How to connect a Carousel Remote Sync (Dots & Arrows) with Elementor Magazine Slide?

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor Carousel Remote widget gives the Dynamic Smart Showcase magazine slider its own Next/Prev buttons and dots, and both widgets link by the same ID.
- Dynamic Smart Showcase uses Style set to Magazine Slider, while Carousel Remote uses the same Unique Connection ID and Remote Type set to Carousel.
- Carousel Remote is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro only, and the post verifies 8 slides with Next moving 0 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3 and dots jumping to matching slides.

The Dynamic Smart Showcase widget can show your posts as a modern magazine-style slider, but its own navigation can be limiting to style.

The **Carousel Remote** widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor gives the Magazine Slider its own Next/Prev buttons and dots, placed wherever you like. The two widgets are linked by the same ID.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Carousel Remote widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-remote-elementor-widget-settings-overview/).*

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-widget/carousel-remote-sync/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Pro** — the Carousel Remote widget is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. No free equivalent exists.- **Widget to enable:** Carousel Remote, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Widgets**.- A **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget with its content ready, set to a **Carousel** layout.

## Step 1: Set the Style to Carousel

- Select the **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget and set **Style** to **Magazine Slider** (this automatically sets the layout to Carousel); then choose the Post Type and Magazine Layout style you want.

![The Style dropdown of the Dynamic Smart Showcase widget set to Magazine Slider](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-dynamic-smart-showcase-style-wide.webp)

## Step 2: Give the Carousel an ID

- Open **Style > Carousel Options** (or **Content**, depending on the widget) and type an ID into **Unique Carousel ID**, for example `plans`. Use letters, numbers, dashes or underscores, without spaces.

## Step 3: Link the Carousel Remote

- Drag the **Carousel Remote** widget to where the controls should appear.- In **Content**, type the same ID into **Unique Connection ID**.- Leave **Remote Type** on **Carousel** (the default).

![The Unique Connection ID and Remote Type fields of the Carousel Remote widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-carousel-remote-unique-connection-id-wide.webp)

## Step 4: Choose Buttons, Dots or Both

- Open **Prev/Next**. **Next/Prev Button** is on by default.

![The Next/Prev Button switch in the Prev/Next section of the Carousel Remote widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-carousel-remote-next-prev-button-wide.webp)

- Open **Dots** and turn on **Dots** (off by default).- Add one dot item per slide, in the same order as the slides.

![The Dots switch and dot items in the Dots section of the Carousel Remote widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-carousel-remote-dots-wide.webp)

Publish the page and try the buttons and dots on the front end.

## How It Behaves

- **Next** and **Prev** move the connected carousel one slide.- Clicking a dot jumps straight to the matching slide and marks that dot active; moving the carousel by any other means (drag, autoplay) also updates which dot is active.- Verified on the front end with 8 slides: Next moved slide by slide (0 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3), Prev moved back, and each dot jumped to its own slide. With only as many slides as the carousel shows at once, Next/Prev have nowhere to go, so add more slides than the widget's column count if the buttons look inactive.

## Limitations

- Dots are matched to slides by position and count. Add one dot per slide; a mismatched count leaves some slides with no dot of their own.- Carousel Remote is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro only.

## Troubleshooting

### The buttons or dots do nothing

- Check that **Unique Carousel ID** and **Unique Connection ID** match exactly, with no extra spaces.- Make sure **Remote Type** is set to **Carousel**.- If the carousel shows all its slides at once (few items, many columns), Next/Prev has nothing to advance to -- add more slides.

## Related Docs

- [Carousel Remote widget: settings overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-remote-elementor-widget-settings-overview/)- [Connect Carousel Remote with Dynamic Categories](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-remote-sync-with-elementor-dynamic-categories-carousel/)- [Connect Carousel Remote with Dynamic Listing](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-remote-sync-with-elementor-dynamic-listing-carousel/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What do I need before connecting a carousel remote to a Magazine Slider?**
A: The key prerequisite is a Dynamic Smart Showcase widget already set to a Carousel layout, plus the Carousel Remote widget enabled in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. The page also says the Carousel Remote widget is switched on under The Plus Addons > Widgets, and the showcase content should already be ready. That matters because the remote only links to an existing carousel by ID, it does not create the slider itself.

**Q: How do I link the dots and arrows to the Magazine Slider?**
A: The connection is based on matching IDs. Give the Magazine Slider a Unique Carousel ID, then put the exact same value into Unique Connection ID on the Carousel Remote widget. The page also says to leave Remote Type on Carousel, which keeps the remote controls pointed at the slider instead of another mode. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH uses that shared ID as the bridge between both widgets.

**Q: Why do my carousel remote buttons or dots do nothing?**
A: The most common cause is an ID mismatch. Unique Carousel ID and Unique Connection ID have to match exactly, with no extra spaces. Another cause is leaving Remote Type set incorrectly instead of Carousel. There is also a layout gotcha: if the carousel shows all its slides at once because there are too few items for the column count, Next/Prev has nowhere to move.

**Q: Should I use buttons, dots, or both for carousel navigation?**
A: Buttons and dots solve different navigation problems. Next/Prev moves one slide at a time, while dots jump straight to a specific slide and show which slide is active. The page says buttons are on by default and dots are off by default, so adding dots makes sense when you want direct slide targeting instead of only sequential movement. If your carousel has more slides than visible columns, buttons stay useful because they always have somewhere to advance.

**Q: How many dots should I add for a connected carousel?**
A: Add one dot item per slide, in the same order as the slides. The page calls out that dot matching is positional, so a mismatched count leaves some slides without their own dot. That makes dot navigation feel incomplete because only some slides can be jumped to directly. Keeping the count aligned with the slide count avoids that mismatch.

**Q: Does this work if my carousel shows all slides at once?**
A: That setup limits what Next/Prev can do. The page says if the carousel shows all its slides at once because there are few items and many columns, Next/Prev has nowhere to go. In practice, you need more slides than the widget’s column count for arrow navigation to feel active. That is why this remote control setup works best when the slider actually has overflow to move through.