Atomic Element · Free
Design one card, choose what to show, and every result becomes a slide with 3D effects, autoplay and Load More. Free for featured rows of up to 3 slides; Animation Addons Pro removes the cap.
The short answer
The Elementor post slider from Animation Addons is the Loop Grid Slider: an Elementor 4 Atomic Element that turns a post query into a carousel. You design one card from atomic elements and each post, product or custom post type entry becomes a slide. Free sites show up to 3 slides per slider; Pro raises it to 50.
Free covers a featured row of three: editor's picks, related posts, case studies. Longer carousels, product rows and tickers need Pro. It is a real Atomic Element, not a classic v3 widget running inside Elementor 4.
| Plan | Free Up to 3 slides per slider. An Animation Addons Pro licence raises Posts Per Page to 50 |
|---|---|
| If Pro lapses | Published sliders keep all their slides; you just cannot add more |
| Element type | Native Elementor 4 Atomic Element (nested) |
| Works with | Elementor Free and Elementor Pro, Atomic Editor on |
| Child elements | Slider Track, Loop Slide Item (repeats per post), Prev Nav, Next Nav, Dot Pagination, Pagination (Load More) |
| Sources | Any public post type, Related Posts, Current Query (Archive), plus Query Filters |
| Effects | Slide, Coverflow 3D, Card 3D, Perspective, Marquee (Continuous Scroll) |
| Interaction | Arrows, dots, drag and swipe, keyboard arrows, autoplay, Load More |
| Plugin version | Animation Addons for Elementor 4.3 · Last updated October 2026 |
Demo variations
Ideas you can build today with the Loop Grid Slider and native Elementor 4 elements. Cards marked Pro add an Animation Addons Pro extension or element; the rest work on the free plugin.
One full-width slide at a time; the image fills the card under a dark wash with the title on top, and autoplay moves through three picks.
The active project faces forward while its neighbours angle back in 3D; the whole card clicks through.
Three related articles under the post, arrows only, one card at a time on phones.
Three cards with a sliver of the fourth, arrows and dots; Load More adds the next batch.
Four product cards with image, name, price, rating and Add to Cart.
Headline pills scroll continuously across the page top; hover pauses them.
Features
Every option below is a real control in the Loop Grid Slider panel or part of how the element renders. Nothing here needs custom code.
Pick any public post type, Related Posts or Current Query (Archive) as Source, then narrow with Query Filters such as terms, authors, Date Range and Only With Featured Image.
Slider Effect offers Slide, Coverflow 3D, Card 3D, Perspective and Marquee (Continuous Scroll). Slides Per View, Slide Gap (px), Peek %, Center Mode and autoplay can change per breakpoint, so a four-up desktop row becomes one card on phones.
The Pagination child holds a Load More button that fetches the next page of posts without reloading and appends them as new slides. Page Numbers can be added back if you want them.
Prev Nav, Next Nav and Dot Pagination are atomic elements with their own Style panels; move or delete them.
The slider arrives with a Bold Overlay Zoom card and one slide per view. Pick another with Apply Preset on the Loop Slide Item.
Built on the atomic base
Why it mattersIt reuses the Loop Grid's query engine and the Nested Slider's motion engine, so a site runs one slider script.
Step by step
Six steps, from installing the plugin to publishing the page. The bold names are the exact labels you will see in the Elementor 4 panel.
Download freeInstall and activate Animation Addons for Elementor, then open a page or template with the Atomic Editor on.
From AAE Post in the Elements panel, drag Loop Grid Slider onto the canvas. It arrives with an overlay card and one slide per view.
In Query, choose the Source, Posts Per Page (up to 3 on Free), Order By and Order, and add Query Filters if needed.
Select the Loop Slide Item and edit the card, or use Apply Preset.
In Slider Settings, pick the Slider Effect, Slides Per View, gap and autoplay, then adjust tablet and mobile.
Style or delete the arrows, dots and Load More, and publish.
Honest comparison
What each option has, side by side. We list where the other choice is the better fit, too.
| Feature | Elementor Pro Loop Carousel | Animation Addons Loop Grid Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Elementor Pro | Free up to 3 slides; Animation Addons Pro for up to 50 |
| Element type | Classic widget (Elementor 4.3.3 has no atomic carousel) | Native Elementor 4 Atomic Element |
| Card design | Loop Item template | Atomic card nested in the slider |
| Autoplay, speed, pause on hover, infinite loop | Yes | Yes |
| 3D and continuous-scroll effects | Not documented | Coverflow 3D, Card 3D, Perspective, Marquee |
Compared with Elementor 4.3.3 (September 2026).
Already on Elementor Pro and need a plain sliding row? Its Loop Carousel does the job. The Loop Grid Slider wins on 3D effects, Load More and an atomic card, and is free for a row of three.
Who it's for
The people who get the most out of it, and what they use it for.
Featuring top stories or related reads.
Showing case studies from a custom post type in 3D.
Who need a small carousel.
FAQ
Install Animation Addons for Elementor and drag the Loop Grid Slider from AAE Post onto the page. Choose the post type under Query, design the card in the Loop Slide Item, and each post becomes a slide. Set the effect, slides per view and autoplay in Slider Settings. Free sites can show up to three slides.
Yes, for up to three slides. The Animation Addons Loop Grid Slider is a free Elementor 4 Atomic Element that runs on Elementor Free with three slides per slider. An Animation Addons Pro licence raises the limit to fifty. Elementor's own Loop Carousel requires Elementor Pro, and Elementor 4.3.3 has no atomic carousel.
Nothing visible. The Animation Addons Loop Grid Slider caps slides only in the editor, so a published slider built with ten slides keeps showing all ten after a licence lapses. You cannot raise Posts Per Page above three until you renew, and renewing restores full editing with nothing to repair.
Yes, with Animation Addons Pro. Set the Loop Grid Slider's Source to Products; the query respects WooCommerce's catalog visibility and hide-out-of-stock settings. Price, rating, badge and Add to Cart come from the Pro WooCommerce widgets, and a typical product row needs more than the free three slides.
Yes. The Animation Addons Loop Grid Slider supports touch swipe and mouse drag, and Slides Per View, gap and effect can change per breakpoint. Keyboard users can focus the slider and move with the arrow keys; it is announced as a carousel with numbered slides. Autoplay pauses on hover when Pause on Hover is on.
No. The Animation Addons Loop Grid Slider renders every slide on the server, so titles, images and links are in the page HTML for search engines. It shares one slider script with the Nested Slider rather than loading a second library. Load More fetches extra posts only when a visitor asks for them.
The Loop Grid shows query results as a static grid with pagination and no slide cap. The Loop Grid Slider shows the same kind of results as a carousel. The Nested Slider is a carousel whose slides you build by hand, such as testimonials. All three are Animation Addons atomic elements; both sliders are free up to three slides.
More answers in the FAQ · Documentation · Free vs Pro
Pairs well with
Elements that work well with the Loop Grid Slider on the same page or template.
Free for featured rows of three. Animation Addons Pro unlocks up to 50 slides per slider and the WooCommerce widgets.
