Smart Slider 3
Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.
4.9(1,119 reviews)
·800K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Smart Slider 3 is a WordPress slider plugin with 800K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 1,119 reviews. It has been downloaded 23M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 66% this week. Support resolution rate: 67%. Top alternative: Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by….
4.9/51,119 reviews
800K+active installs
67%resolved
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
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Smart Slider 3 is the most powerful and intuitive WordPress plugin to create sliders which was never possible before. Fully responsive, SEO optimized and works with any WordPress theme. Create beautiful sliders and tell stories without any code.
Live slide editor
A beautiful interface makes creating slides fast and efficient. The complete freedom to build what you want, the way you want. Edit your slides as you used to in page builders. Drop layers after each other and structure them with rows and columns.
Unique Layouts with Layers
Enhance your slider with the layers and make your site even more unique and grandiose. Every heading, text, image, button and video can be edited easily with the customization options. Change…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Хорош!!
by denisrcekg·2 weeks ago
Данный слайдер используется на нашем сайте
2 разных слайдера размещены в разных локациях
Немного придётся изучить плагин, чтобы привыкнуть и адаптировать каждый слайд к определённому типу устройств. Даже бесплатная версия изобилует достаточными функциями
Плагин рекомендую!
Спасибо разработчикам!
Stunning visuals without the complexity!
by manos555·3 weeks ago
I used Smart Slider 3 for my project and the results are amazing.
I’m not a web designer, but this plugin allowed me to create beautiful, professional-looking sliders in no time.
What I appreciate most is how incredibly easy it is to configure the project for every single device (mobile, tablet, desktop).
5 stars for making my website shine and my life easier! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
ONE OF THE BEST SLIDER
by vinnyrajput·1 month ago
I HAVE BEEN USING THIS PLUGIN FOR MULIPLE WEBSITES IT IS BEST.
Not very smart at all. Don’t waste your time.
by sgumby·2 months ago·7 replies
This slider is completely useless. I have no idea how it has so many good reviews.
It is completely impossible to have a slider that’s height resizes relative to the browser width. I don’t want a slider 800 px high on a 320 wide mobile phone.
I even tried one of their pre-made themes for this in the hopes that it would just work and be quick and simple. I have 25 years of web development experience. That means any simple slider should never take me more than about 30 to 60 minutes to do. I now have over 3 hours in to this and I have not even come close to having something that will just work. I could have just built a javascript slider from scratch in this amount of time that worked.
VERY cool slider plugin
by kismj615·2 months ago
I am new to Smart Slider 3, but I am watching tutorials on YouTube and getting the hang of it. Some of it is intuitive and some things I need help figuring out. I’m getting there, though. Thank You for a plugin for those of us that are smart, but not that smart! 🙂 LOL
Download Trends
Today: 9KYesterday: 9KThis week: 96KPeriod total: 3.6M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.5
93.8%
Other
6.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.5.1.34 – 20. March 2026
- Fix: Vulnerability improvements.
Contributors
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