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title: "How to Connect Social Feed Carousel with Remote Carousel?"
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date: 2024-06-27
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description: "Showing social feeds in a carousel can be an effective way to show many feeds in a limited area. Connecting the Social Feed widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor..."
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# How to Connect Social Feed Carousel with Remote Carousel?

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- Connects the Social Feed widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor with the Carousel Remote widget for enhanced navigation.
- Requires installation and activation of The Plus Addons for Elementor to utilize the Social Feed widget features.
- Enables customizable navigation options, including Next/Previous buttons and Dots, for the social feed carousel.

Showing social feeds in a carousel can be an effective way to show many feeds in a limited area. Connecting the Social Feed widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor with the Carousel Remote widget lets you control the social feed carousel navigation from anywhere on the page.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Social Feed widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/social-feed-elementor-widget/).*

***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/social-feed)

To do this, add the Social Feed widget and the Carousel Remote widget on the page and follow the steps - 

1. In the Social Feed widget, select **Carousel** from the **Layout** dropdown.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/social-feed-youtube-carousel-new.png)

2. Then, add the social feeds from the **Social Feeds** section from the appropriate source.

3. After that go to the **Style** tab > **Carousel **and add a unique ID in the **Unique Carousel ID** field.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/social-feed-unique-carousel-id-new.png)

4. Now select the Carousel Remote widget, go to the **Content** tab, add the same ID in the **Unique Connection ID** field, and make sure **Remote Type** is selected as **Carousel**.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carousel-remote-unique-connection-id-new.png)

5. Now, you can have two different types of navigation, a Next and Previous button and Dots (image or icon). You can use either one or both.

a) To use the next previous button, go to **Prev/Next** tab and turn on the **Next/Prev Button** toggle, you’ll find some customization options as well.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carousel-remote-next-prev-new.png)

b) But if you want to use dot navigation, then go to the **Dots** tab and turn on the **Dots** toggle, now make sure to have the same number of dot items as the number of items in your Social Review widget. You will get some customization options for your dot navigation.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carousel-remote-dots-new.png)

> *Note: You should disable all the carousel navigation options for the Social Feed widget for the best user experience.*

That’s it! Now, you can control the social feed carousel with the Carousel Remote widget.