If you have a lot of small slides in your Elementor carousel slider, displaying multiple slides as columns together in a single slide gives visitors a better overview without excessive swiping.
With the Carousel Anything widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor, you can create an Elementor column carousel directly in the editor, with separate column settings for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Carousel Anything widget, click here.
Requirement – This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it is installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Best Used For:
- Product showcases displaying 2 to 4 items side by side in a single carousel slide
- Team member or testimonial sections with compact card layouts visible at a glance
- Blog or portfolio carousels where multiple items need to be visible simultaneously
Create a Multi Columned Carousel
To add multiple columns to your carousel, add the Carousel Anything widget to the page. After you have created your slides, go to the Style tab and under Carousel Options, go to Desktop Columns. From the dropdown, choose the number of columns to show in a single slide.
From the Next Previous dropdown, set the behavior of the next and previous arrow navigation for your column slider. Choose One Column to move one column at a time. Choose All Visible Columns to move all visible columns at once.
For example, if Desktop Columns is set to Column 2 and you choose One Column from the Next Previous dropdown, the arrows slide one column per click. If you choose All Visible Columns, both columns move at once with each click.
Set a different number of columns for mobile and tablet devices separately. This ensures the layout stays readable on smaller screens without any custom CSS.
This is how you set multiple columns in an Elementor carousel slider. To display post categories or WooCommerce categories in a carousel, see How to Create a Category Carousel in Elementor.
Also, check How to create full width carousel slider in Elementor.
Pro Carousel Enhancements Worth Upgrading For
Enhance your carousel capabilities with these pro features.
Multi-Device Column Control
Define how many columns appear per slide across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices to ensure responsive layouts on every screen size. This gives you full control over layout consistency across devices directly in the Elementor editor.
Slide Behavior Customization
Control how your carousel responds when visitors click the next and previous arrows. Choose to slide one column at a time or jump across all visible columns at once. This enables precise navigation for both compact carousels and full-width layouts.
Independent Mobile & Tablet Settings
Configure column counts separately for mobile and tablet views to match screen size and user comfort. The responsiveness is built in and requires no custom CSS. This ensures the layout remains readable on each device without overlapping or awkward scaling.
Why Upgrade?
Upgrading to The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro gives you refined, responsive carousel layouts with granular control of column count per screen size and custom slide behavior. These features let you build professional, device-adaptive carousels without writing any code. To create a vertically scrolling carousel, see How to Create Vertical Elementor Carousel Slider.
