🔗 Dynamic Gallery Selection and Thumbnail Navigation for Media Carousel Widget (Pro) (Duplicate)

[guga06cl]

Prerequisites

• I have searched for similar features requests in both open and closed tickets and cannot find a duplicate.
• The feature is still missing in the latest stable version of Elementor ( Elementor Pro )

What problem is your feature request going to solve? Please describe.

Elementor Pro's "Media Carousel Widget (Pro)" lacks support for dynamically generated image galleries, such as those created with ACF Pro. This limitation necessitates manual selection of each image, rendering the widget impractical for dynamic templates and larger-scale usage. Moreover, developers are forced to rely on costly third-party plugins to fill this gap, increasing expenses and adding unwanted complexity to the code.

Describe the solution you'd like

The feature I propose involves enhancing the "Media Carousel Widget (Pro)" to support dynamically generated image galleries. This would allow developers to use the widget more effectively in their templates and eliminate the need for costly third-party plugins. Despite the widget's current ability to display a thumbnail navigation view, its full potential is unrealized due to the limitations surrounding dynamic gallery selection.

Describe alternatives you've considered

One alternative is to use additional plugins like Crocoblock to provide the desired functionality. However, this is not an ideal solution due to the unnecessary increase in cost and the addition of extra code, which complicates the development process.

Additional context

This feature request has been voiced by the Elementor Pro community for years, with GitHub issues dating back to as early as 2019:

• issue #9155
• issue #10314
• issue #20306
• issue #21314.

Despite regular updates to the product, this feature has yet to be incorporated, causing inconvenience to developers who frequently utilize Elementor Pro for their projects.
The implementation of this feature would be a significant improvement, enhancing Elementor Pro's usability and reducing reliance on additional plugins.