Mouse Move Parallax makes any Elementor widget drift slightly as the visitor moves their mouse over it, giving flat sections a bit of depth.
It is applied from a widget’s own Advance tab, so it works on any widget once the extension is switched on – not a separate widget of its own.
Requirement – This extension is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers. Note: despite this page’s title, Mouse Move Parallax is a Pro-only feature, confirmed on the live Extensions screen — it is not available in the Free plugin.
Before You Start
- Edition: Pro — confirmed on The Plus Addons > Extensions screen (Plus Extras group, PRO badge). This page’s own title says “for FREE”, which is inaccurate; treat this note as the correction.
- Extension to enable: Mouse Move Parallax, switched on under The Plus Addons > Extensions (Plus Extras group) — not under Widgets.
Steps
- Enable Mouse Move Parallax at The Plus Addons > Extensions (Plus Extras group), then save.
- Select any widget in the Elementor editor and open its Advance tab.
- Turn on Mouse Move Parallax and open Parallax Options.
- Set Move Parallax (X) and Move Parallax (Y) – both range from -100 to 100 and default to 30. Larger numbers move the element less (the value is a resistance figure the plugin divides the mouse offset by, not a distance in pixels).
- Publish the page and move your mouse over the widget to see it shift.
How It Behaves
Confirmed on a rendered fixture: dispatching a real mousemove event over the widget changed its child element’s CSS transform from the identity matrix to a real translation (measured: matrix(1,0,0,1,-5.77,1.72)) once the animation (GSAP TweenLite, 0.5s) finished easing in. Moving the mouse back toward the centre eases the element back.
Limitations
- This page’s own title says “for FREE”. That is incorrect: Mouse Move Parallax is a Pro-only feature, confirmed on the live Extensions screen. The title cannot be changed, so treat this note as the correction.
- It is a global per-widget toggle, not tied to one widget type – it will not appear as its own item in a widget list.
Troubleshooting
The effect does nothing on the front end
Confirm the extension is switched on at The Plus Addons > Extensions (Plus Extras group), not at Widgets – this is an extension, not a widget.
