How to get the attributes of the currently active widget in Elementor editor via JavaScript?

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I'm building a custom Elementor extension and need to access the attributes (settings/controls) of the currently selected widget in the Elementor editor using JavaScript.

So far, I’ve tried inspecting panelView and various parts of the elementor JS namespace. However, I can't seem to get a reliable reference to the currently active widget instance (the widgetModel) in order to call getSetting() or inspect its data.

There can be multiple widgets of the same type on the page, so I need the specific instance that is currently being edited.

I’ve tried using jQuery to find elements with data-setting or tracing the view stack, but nothing solid so far.

How can I get the currently active widget's model (widgetModel) in Elementor editor so I can inspect or manipulate its settings?

Salim Shrestha · Accepted Answer · 2025-06-16 15:28:39Z

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const panelView = elementor?.getPanelView();
const currentPageView = panelView?.currentPageView;

if (panelView && currentPageView?.model && currentPageView?.model?.attributes?.widgetType) {
    const widgetModel = currentPageView.model;
                   
    // Getter
    widgetModel.getSetting(key);
    
    // Setter
    widgetModel.setSetting(key, value);
}

// Found another hook too for new version of Elementor.
// Fires when a widget gets active.

elementor.hooks.addAction('panel/open_editor/widget', (panel, model) => {
    // Your code here.
}

answered Jun 16 at 15:28

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