Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile

Quickly find out exactly what is causing the ‘swimming’!

Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile Devices
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First, simply go on the page that has this problem

Navigate to the page with the Elementor horizontal scroll problem. View it from the front-end.

Then, press CTRL-SHIFT-J or CMD-SHIFT-J (on Chrome) and paste the code below. 

Then press enter.


(function (debug) {
    var w = debug.documentElement.offsetWidth,
        t = debug.createTreeWalker(debug.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT),
        b;
    while (t.nextNode()) {
        b = t.currentNode.getBoundingClientRect();
        if (b.right > w || b.left < 0) {
            t.currentNode.style.setProperty('outline', '1px dotted red', 'important');
            console.log(t.currentNode);
        }
    };
}(document));

You can also bookmark the below code directly, then just click on the link


javascript:(function(debug){var w=debug.documentElement.offsetWidth,t=debug.createTreeWalker(debug.body,NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT),b;while(t.nextNode()){b=t.currentNode.getBoundingClientRect();if(b.right>w||b.left<0){t.currentNode.style.setProperty('outline','1px dotted red','important');console.log(t.currentNode);}};}(document));

Now, enable mobile view

Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile Devices

Simply scroll down the page to see what elements go overboard!

Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile Devices

Finally, to fix the issue, check the settings of the culprit element.

Check from within Elementor, after you identified the problems elements. Frequently, this Elementor horizontal scroll mobile is caused by absolute positioning. Try negative margins instead.

Otherwise, simply setting the section(s) that contain the culprit elements to overflow:hidden will often work.

Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile Devices

Et voila! See the video for a great example!

If for some reason you still have problems after the above video and instructions, watch this advanced tutorial video

You can also try this link, directly in the Elementor documentation.

Easily Remove Elementor Horizontal Scroll on Mobile Devices
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  7. MUITO TOP!!! Me ajudou muito... rodei a NET aqui procurando e nada conseguiu me ajudar, até que vocês me ajudaram... MUITO OBRIGADO!

  12. I copied the code, it went wrong....how can i find the same code and remove it...pls help. i dont know coding so i would appreciate for any step by step help

    1. You can't 'find' the code, as it's not, and has never been, added to your website. When you copy paste it in the DevTools, it's there just temporarily, in your own browser session only. Refreshing the page makes this code go away.

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