The Remote Item Navigation widget can be used to connect with other widgets and control them such as carousel, slider and many more. In this article you will learn how to use the Remote Item Navigation widget on your website and use it to create advanced interactive layouts.
Add Widget to Connect #
Before starting with the Remote Item Navigation widget you will need to decide what widget you want the Remote Item Navigation to control. Remote Item Navigation widget can connect to a variety of widgets from Unlimited Elements widget library. Add one of the widgets that support remote controls to the the page and enable remote connection so it will be able to connect with the Remote Item Navigation widget.

Note: the setting above is in the Widget you want to connect to and not in the Remote Item Navigation widget itself. A full list of widgets the Remote Item Navigation can connect to can be found in the link below.
Install Remote Item Navigation Widget for Elementor #
This widget requires Unlimited Elements Pro version installed and activated on your WordPress website.
- Go to Unlimited Elements Widget Library
- Search in the search bar for “Remote Item Navigation”
- Hover over the widget in the search results and click install
- Add your “Remote Item Navigation” widget to any Elementor Page

Remote Item Navigation General Settings #

Connect with the widget you want to control using the Remote Bullets. In most cases you do not need to change this setting from Auto Detectable.
Select the desired layout from given options.
- Row
- Row Reverse
- Column
- Column Reverse
Select the position of bullet icons.
- Start
- Center
- End
Set the alignment of bullet icons.
- Start
- Center
- End
Set the gap between navigation items.
Show/Hide the counter in place of bullet icons.
Select the hover animation from dropdown list.
- Grow
- Shrink
- Pulse
- Pulse Grow
- Pulse Shrink
- Push
- Pop
- Bounce In
- Bounce Out
- Rotate
- Grow Rotate
- Float
- Sink
- Bob
- Hang
- Skew
- Skew Forward
- Skew Backward
- Wobble Vertical
- Wobble Horizontal
- Wobble to Bottom
- Right to Bottom Right
- Right to Top Right
- Wobble Top
- Wobble Bottom
- Wobble Skew
- Buzz
- Buzz Out
Show/Hide the image in navigation item.
Show/Hide the icon inner element.
Show/Hide the label element.
Show/Hide the title in item navigation.
Item Navigation Settings #
Add item to navigate to specific items by index number.

Type the title for item navigation.
Type the remote item number to display.
Choose the icon to display.
Type the custom label to display.
Choose an image to display in navigation item.
Select the image size from given options.
- Medium Large
- Large
- Medium
- Thumbnail
- Full Size
- Woocommerce Thumbnail
- Woocommerce Single
- Woocommerce Gallery Thumbnail
- Shop Catalog
- Shop Single
- Shop Thumbnail
Set the color for icon background.
Override the border color of navigation item.
Set the custom color for icon.
Remote Bullets Styling #
Different styling options are included to control every design aspect of the widget. Modify the colors to match your site’s look and feel. Customize the colors, typography, and layout to make the widget look and work exactly how you want it.

Item Styling #
Style the item layout, alignment, width, height, radius, background and opacity.

Item Active Styling #
You can style the active item border, border color, opacity, width and height.

Icon (Inner) Styling #
Style the color, spacing, active color for inner section of icon.

Item Title Styling #
In this section, set the spacing, color, typography, opacity of title in normal and active state.

Label Styling #
Here, you can style the horizontal and vertical spacing, height, width, background, color, typography, border, padding and shadow of label element.

Image Styling #
In this section, set the opacity, image filter of image element in normal and active state.

Usage Examples #
Here are some live usage cases of Remote Item Navigation widget.

