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So if you follow along in the video, I refer to this blog post for you to enter code at certain points, so below is everything you will need!

The Following are the css class names I used in the tutorial:

				
					reboot-slider

reboot-bar

reboot-changing-widget

reboot-changing-widget

reboot-changing-widget

reboot-side-slider

reboot-slider-left

reboot-slider-right
				
			

The Following code goes into the Slider Container (reboot-slider):

				
					selector{
    background: #fff;
    --background-speed: 0.5s;
}
selector .elementor-background-slideshow{
    display: none;
}
selector .reboot-slider-background,
selector .reboot-slider-background img{
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    transition: all 1s ease-in-out;
}
selector .reboot-slider-background img{
    object-fit: cover;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}
selector .reboot-slider-background img.prev,
selector .reboot-slider-background img.currentBackward,
selector .reboot-slider-background img.currentForward{
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

selector .reboot-slider-background img.currentBackward,
selector .reboot-slider-background img.currentForward{
    z-index: 1;
    opacity: 1;
    animation: bgNext var(--background-speed) linear;
    transition: all 1s ease-in-out;
    transform: scale(1);
}

selector:before{
    z-index: 2;
}
selector > .elementor-element{
    z-index: 3;
}

selector .reboot-bar,
selector .reboot-slider-left,
selector .reboot-slider-right{
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;
}
selector.loaded .reboot-bar,
selector.loaded .reboot-slider-left,
selector.loaded .reboot-slider-right{
    opacity: 1;
}
/*selector .ds-slider-left a:focus,*/
/*selector .ds-slider-right a:focus{*/
/*    outline: none !important;*/
/*}*/

@keyframes bgNext {
  0%   {opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.1);}
  100%   {opacity: 1; transform: scale(1);}
}

@media (min-width: 768px){
selector .reboot-bar,
selector .reboot-slider-left,
selector .reboot-slider-right{
    position: relative;
}
}

@media (max-width: 1380px) and (min-width: 768px){
selector{
    padding-left: 4%;
    padding-right: 4%;
}
}

@media (max-width: 767px){
selector .reboot-slider-left{
    left: calc(50% - 300px/2) !important;
}
selector .reboot-slider-right{
    right: calc(50% - 300px/2) !important;
}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Scroller (reboot-bar):

				
					selector{
    --dot-size: 23px;
    --line-color: #B0B7D04D;
    --dot-color: #B0B7D0;
    --dot-color-active: #B0B7D0;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: bold;
}
selector{
    height: 80vh;
    height: var(--min-height);
    max-height: 80vh;
    min-height: 0 !important;
}
selector .dot{
    height: var(--dot-size);
    width: var(--dot-size);
    background: var(--dot-color);
    border-radius: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    transform: scale(0.3);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    cursor: pointer;
}
selector .dot-number{
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
selector .dot.active{
    transform: scale(1);
    background: var(--dot-color-active);
}
selector .dot.active .dot-number{
    opacity: 1;
}
selector:before{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    height: calc(100% - 20px);
    max-height: 90vh;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--line-color);
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
}

@media (max-width: 767px){
selector{
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
}
selector:before {
    width: calc(100% - 20px);
    height: 1px;

}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Text Content Container:

				
					@media (max-width: 1750px) and (min-width: 1381px){
selector{
    padding-left: 8%;
    padding-right: 12%;
}
}
@media (max-width: 1380px) and (min-width: 768px){
selector{
    padding-left: 0.5%;
    padding-right: 5.5%;
}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Heading Container (reboot-changing-widget):

				
					selector{
    --speed: 0.8s;
    --gap: 40px;
}
selector{
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    height: var(--h);
    --height: calc(var(--h) + var(--gap));
    overflow: hidden !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget{
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}
selector .elementor-widget .elementor-heading-title{
    transform: translateY(calc(-10 * var(--height)));
    transition: none !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget.prev .elementor-heading-title{
    animation: prev var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));
}
selector .elementor-widget.next .elementor-heading-title{
    animation: next var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(var(--height));
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp,
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown{
    z-index: 1;
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp .elementor-heading-title{
    animation: currentUp var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown .elementor-heading-title{
    animation: currentDown var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

@keyframes prev {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
}

@keyframes next {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
}

@keyframes currentUp {
  0%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}

@keyframes currentDown {
  0%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Text Container (reboot-changing-widget):

				
					selector{
    --speed: 0.5s;
    --gap: 40px;
}
selector{
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    height: var(--h);
    --height: calc(var(--h) + var(--gap));
    overflow: hidden !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget{
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}
selector .elementor-widget p{
    transform: translateY(calc(-10 * var(--height)));
    transition: none !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget.prev p{
    animation: prev var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));
}
selector .elementor-widget.next p{
    animation: next var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(var(--height));
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp,
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown{
    z-index: 1;
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp p{
    animation: currentUp var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown p{
    animation: currentDown var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

@keyframes prev {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
}

@keyframes next {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
}

@keyframes currentUp {
  0%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}

@keyframes currentDown {
  0%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Button Container (reboot-changing-widget):

				
					selector{
    --speed: 0.5s;
    --gap: 40px;
}
selector{
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    height: var(--h);
    --height: calc(var(--h) + var(--gap));
    overflow: hidden !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget{
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}
selector .elementor-widget .elementor-button{
    transform: translateY(calc(-10 * var(--height)));
    transition: none !important;
}
selector .elementor-widget.prev .elementor-button{
    animation: prev var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));
}
selector .elementor-widget.next .elementor-button{
    animation: next var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(var(--height));
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp,
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown{
    z-index: 1;
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentUp .elementor-button{
    animation: currentUp var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}
selector .elementor-widget.currentDown .elementor-button{
    animation: currentDown var(--speed) ease-in-out;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

@keyframes prev {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
}

@keyframes next {
  0%   {transform: translateY(0);}
  100%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
}

@keyframes currentUp {
  0%   {transform: translateY(var(--height));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}

@keyframes currentDown {
  0%   {transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--height)));}
  100%   {transform: translateY(0);}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the Testimonial Carousel (reboot-side-slider):

				
					selector{
    --radius: 8px;
    --height: 320px;
    --active-height: 410px;
    --overlay: 0.75;
}
selector{
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(100px);
    transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;
}
selector.loaded{
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
}

selector .swiper-wrapper{
    height: var(--active-height);
    align-items: center;
}
selector:not(.loaded) .swiper-wrapper{
    transition-duration: 0s !important;
}
selector .swiper-slide{
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    height: var(--height);
    box-shadow: 0 0 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}
selector.loaded .swiper-slide{
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0.2s;
}
selector .swiper-slide.swiper-slide-active{
    height: var(--active-height);
}
selector .swiper-slide:before{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: rgb(0,0,0);
    background: linear-gradient(20deg, rgba(0,0,0,var(--overlay)) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
}
selector .elementor-testimonial__footer{
    display: block;
}
selector img{
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
}
selector .elementor-testimonial__cite{
    z-index: 2;
    position: relative;
}
selector .elementor-testimonial__name{
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
selector .swiper-pagination,
selector .elementor-swiper-button{
    display: none;
}
selector .swiper-container{
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px){
selector{
    --height: 180px;
    --active-height: 250px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 767px){
selector{
    --height: 80px;
    --active-height: 105px;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: var(--container-widget-width, 300px) !important;
}
selector .elementor-testimonial__cite{
    opacity: 0;
}
}
				
			

The Following code goes into the HTML widget:

				
					<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>

<script>

var $ = jQuery
    
$(document).ready(function(){

$('.reboot-slider').each(function(){

var $this = $(this),
    currentSlide = 0,
    previousSlide = 0,
    slideNumber = $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-slide:not(.swiper-slide-duplicate)').length,
    barHTML = '',
    forward,
    textContainer = $this.find('.reboot-changing-widget')
   
for(var i=0; i<slideNumber;i++){

    barHTML += `<span class="dot"><span class="dot-number">${i+1}</span></span>`
}

$this.find('.reboot-bar .dot').remove()
$this.find('.reboot-bar').append(barHTML)
$this.find('.reboot-bar .dot').eq(0).addClass('active')
    
textContainer.each(function(){
    var texts = $(this).find('.elementor-widget').eq(0)
    texts.addClass('currentUp')
    $(this).css('--h', texts.height()+'px')
})

setTimeout(function(){
    $this.addClass('loaded')
    if($this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-container-initialized, .reboot-side-slider .swiper-initialized').length){
        $this.find('.reboot-side-slider').addClass('loaded')
    }

    var init = setInterval(function(){
        if($this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-container-initialized, .reboot-side-slider .swiper-initialized').length){

            $this.find('.reboot-side-slider').addClass('loaded')
            clearInterval(init)
        }
    },50)
}, 500)

var bgs = JSON.parse($this.attr('data-settings')).background_slideshow_gallery,
    bgHTML = '<div class="reboot-slider-background">'

if(bgs){
    bgs.forEach(function(background){
        bgHTML += `<img decoding="async" src="${background.url}"/>`
    })
}
bgHTML += '</div>'

$this.find('.reboot-slider-background').remove()
$this.prepend(bgHTML)

var backgrounds = $this.find('.reboot-slider-background img')

backgrounds.eq(0).addClass('currentForward')

setInterval(function(){
    currentSlide = $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-slide-active').attr('data-swiper-slide-index')
    if(previousSlide != currentSlide) {

        if( previousSlide < currentSlide ){
            forward = true
        }
        if( previousSlide > currentSlide ){
            forward = false
        }
        if( previousSlide == slideNumber - 1 && currentSlide == 0 ){
            forward = true
        }
        if( previousSlide == 0 && currentSlide == slideNumber - 1 ){
            forward = false
        }
        textContainer.each(function(){
            var texts = $(this).find('.elementor-widget')
            
            $(this).css('--h', texts.eq(currentSlide).height()+'px')
            
            texts.removeClass('prev next currentUp currentDown')
            backgrounds.removeClass('prev currentBackward currentForward')
            
            backgrounds.eq(previousSlide).addClass('prev')
            
            if(forward) {
                texts.eq(previousSlide).addClass('prev')
                texts.eq(currentSlide).addClass('currentUp')
                
                backgrounds.eq(currentSlide).addClass('currentForward')
                
            }else{
                texts.eq(previousSlide).addClass('next')
                texts.eq(currentSlide).addClass('currentDown')

                backgrounds.eq(currentSlide).addClass('currentBackward')
            }
        })
        
        $this.find('.reboot-bar .dot').removeClass('active')
        $this.find('.reboot-bar .dot').eq(currentSlide).addClass('active')
    }
    previousSlide = currentSlide
}, 500)

$this.find('.reboot-bar .dot').on('click', function(){
    
    var index = $(this).index()
    
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet').eq(index).trigger('click')
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .swiper-container').trigger('mouseleave')
    
})
$this.find('.reboot-slider-left').on('click', function(){
    
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .elementor-swiper-button-prev').trigger('click')
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .elementor-swiper').trigger('mouseleave')
})
$this.find('.reboot-slider-right').on('click', function(){
    
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .elementor-swiper-button-next').trigger('click')
    $this.find('.reboot-side-slider .elementor-swiper').trigger('mouseleave')
})
$this.find('.reboot-slider-left a, .reboot-slider-right a').on('click', function(e){
    
    e.preventDefault()
})

})
})

$(window).on('resize', function(){
    
    
$('.reboot-slider').each(function(){
    
    var textContainer = $(this).find('.reboot-changing-widget')
    
    textContainer.each(function(){
        var texts = $(this).find('.elementor-widget.currentUp, .elementor-widget.currentDown')
    
        $(this).css('--h', texts.height()+'px')
    })
})
})

</script>