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title: "How to Change Carousel Background On Slide Change in Elementor?"
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date: 2025-01-10
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description: "When the background around a carousel changes with each slide, every slide gets its own look. The Row Background widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor links to a carousel..."
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# How to Change Carousel Background On Slide Change in Elementor?

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor Row Background widget links to a carousel by a shared ID and shows the matching background whenever the slide changes.
- Row Background is available only in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, and it is enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets before it is dropped into the container that should get the background.
- Gallery Listing uses a Unique Carousel ID in Style > Carousel Options, and Row Background uses the same value in Carousel Connection ID under Content > Deep Layer, with one background item per slide.
- The background follows slide order and repeats when there are fewer backgrounds than slides, while Blog Listing, Switcher, Dynamic Categories and Dynamic Smart Showcase cannot drive a Carousel Background.

When the background around a carousel changes with each slide, every slide gets its own look.

The **Row Background** widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor links to a carousel by a shared ID and shows the matching background whenever the slide changes.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Row Background widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-multi-layer-elementor-background/).*

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

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## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Pro** — the Row Background widget is only available in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro.- **Widget to enable:** Row Background, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Widgets**.- **Where to put it:** drop the widget inside the container (or classic section) that should get the background. It draws nothing of its own; the background fills that container.- **A connected widget** from The Plus Addons for Elementor (see the list below).

## Widgets You Can Connect

- With a **Unique Carousel ID** in their carousel options: Carousel Anything, Gallery Listing, Client Logos, Team Members, Testimonials, Product Listing, Dynamic Listing, Flip Box and Info Box.- With a **Carousel Connection ID**: Tabs Tours and Accordion (the background follows the open tab or item).- We tested Gallery Listing, Carousel Anything, Tabs Tours and Accordion. The other widgets use the same connection in the code.

This example uses a Gallery Listing carousel. [Carousel Anything](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-anything-elementor-widget-settings-overview/) works the same way with its Unique Carousel ID.

## Steps

- Add a **Gallery Listing** widget. In **Content > Content**, keep **Select Option** on **Normal** and add your pictures with **Add Images**.

![The Add Images gallery in the Content section of the Gallery Listing widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rowbg-gl-add-images.webp)

- In **Content > Layout**, choose the **Carousel** layout picture.

![The Carousel layout selected in the Layout section of the Gallery Listing widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rowbg-gl-layout.webp)

- Open **Style > Carousel Options** and enter an ID in **Unique Carousel ID**, for example **season**.

![The Unique Carousel ID field in the Carousel Options of the Gallery Listing widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rowbg-gl-carousel-id.webp)

- Add the **Row Background** widget to the container that should change. In **Content > Deep Layer**, set **Select Option** to **Carousel Background** and type the same ID in **Carousel Connection ID**.

![The Carousel Connection ID field of a Carousel Background deep layer next to the gallery carousel](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rowbg-carousel-conn-id.webp)

- In **Carousel Background Slides**, add one item per slide and set each item's background (a colour, an image or a gradient). Choose **Change Bg Effect** and **Change Transition Duration**.

![The Carousel Background Slides list with four background colours](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rowbg-carousel-slides.webp)

The recording below shows these steps in the editor, followed by a short demo of the result.

![Connecting a carousel to a Carousel Background in the Row Background widget](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/row-background-carousel-background.gif)

## Settings

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| **Carousel Connection ID** | The ID of the carousel, tabs or accordion to follow. | - |
| **Change Bg Effect** | **FadeIn Effect** fades between backgrounds; **Scale Effect** also scales the new background from 108% down to its normal size. | FadeIn Effect |
| **Change Transition Duration** | Length of the change, in seconds (0.1 to 2). | 0.5 |
| **Carousel Background Slides** | One background per slide, in slide order. | - |

## How It Behaves

- Each time the carousel moves to another slide, the background item with the same position fades in. In our test, slides 2, 3, 4 and 1 showed backgrounds 2, 3, 4 and 1.- With **Tabs Tours** or **Accordion**, clicking tab 3 showed background 3.- If there are fewer backgrounds than slides, the backgrounds repeat: two backgrounds on four slides showed 2, 1, 2, 1.- The Row Background can sit in the same container as the carousel or in another container on the page; the link is made by the ID only.

## Limitations

- Blog Listing, Switcher, Dynamic Categories and Dynamic Smart Showcase cannot drive a Carousel Background.- Use a different ID for every carousel on the page. The ID must match exactly in both widgets.

## Troubleshooting

### The background does not change with the slides

Check that the carousel's **Unique Carousel ID** and the **Carousel Connection ID** are exactly the same, and that the carousel widget is on the connected-widgets list above.

## Related Docs

- [Row Background widget: settings overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-multi-layer-elementor-background/)- [Connect Carousel Remote with a carousel](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/connect-carousel-remote-with-carousel-in-elementor/)- [Change the background on scroll](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/change-background-on-scroll-in-elementor/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What do I need before the carousel background can change on slide change in Elementor?**
A: The Row Background widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH is the key piece here, and it is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. It has to be installed and activated, then enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets. It also needs a connected widget that uses a matching ID, because the background switch is driven by that shared connection rather than by the carousel itself.

**Q: Which widgets can drive a changing carousel background?**
A: The supported widgets are Carousel Anything, Gallery Listing, Client Logos, Team Members, Testimonials, Product Listing, Dynamic Listing, Flip Box and Info Box when they use a Unique Carousel ID. Tabs Tours and Accordion work through a Carousel Connection ID instead, and the background follows the open tab or item. The page says Gallery Listing, Carousel Anything, Tabs Tours and Accordion were tested directly, while the other widgets use the same connection in code.

**Q: How do I match the background to each slide in a carousel?**
A: The background changes by matching IDs and slide order. Set a Unique Carousel ID on the carousel widget, then put the same value into Carousel Connection ID on Row Background. In Carousel Background Slides, add one background per slide in the same order as the slides. That order matters because slide 2 gets background 2, slide 3 gets background 3, and so on.

**Q: What is the best background effect to use for slide changes?**
A: FadeIn Effect is the default choice because it simply crossfades between backgrounds. Scale Effect adds a second motion layer by scaling the new background from 108% down to its normal size. That makes Scale Effect feel more animated, while FadeIn stays cleaner and less distracting. Change Transition Duration controls how long the switch takes, from 0.1 to 2 seconds, with 0.5 as the default.

**Q: Why does my carousel background repeat instead of showing a unique image for every slide?**
A: When there are fewer backgrounds than slides, Row Background repeats them in sequence. The page gives a concrete example: two backgrounds across four slides become 2, 1, 2, 1. That behavior is useful if you want a short looped palette instead of creating one background per slide. If you want every slide to look different, match the number of backgrounds to the number of slides.

**Q: Why isn't the background changing with my slides?**
A: The most common cause is an ID mismatch. The carousel's Unique Carousel ID and the Row Background widget's Carousel Connection ID have to be exactly the same, character for character. It also has to be one of the connected widgets listed on the page. One more gotcha: Blog Listing, Switcher, Dynamic Categories and Dynamic Smart Showcase cannot drive a Carousel Background.