by Nextendweb 4.9 (1,123 reviews)

Smart Slider 3

Name: Smart Slider 3
Rating: 4.9 (1123 reviews)
Author: Nextendweb

Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.

Smart Slider 3 ranks #78 among WordPress.org plugins with 800,000+ active installations, is #8 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.9/5 rating from 1,123 reviews, and was last updated Aug 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v3.5.1.39 Current Version v3.5.1.39

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#8 of 6,299 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -38.8% this week Actively maintained

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#78

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Active Installs

800K+

-5.1%

KW Avg Position

19.8

3.4 better

Downloads

22.9M

+3,048 today

Support Resolved

67%

— No change

Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (1,123 reviews)

Next Milestone 900K

Total Progress 42.9%

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

1,123 reviews

Overall 98%

1,064 (95%)

18 (2%)

5 (0%)

13 (1%)

23 (2%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

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Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

67%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

12 known vulnerabilities on record · 6 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jul 13, 2026

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.39

CVE-2026-15798 · Fixed in v3.5.1.39
Jul 13, 2026

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.38

CVE-2026-12385 · Fixed in v3.5.1.38
Jun 5, 2026

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.37

CVE-2026-9197 · Fixed in v3.5.1.37
Apr 7, 2026

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.34

CVE-2026-4065 · Fixed in v3.5.1.34
Mar 26, 2026

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.34

CVE-2026-3098 · Fixed in v3.5.1.34
Jul 29, 2025

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.29

CVE-2025-6348 · Fixed in v3.5.1.29
Apr 12, 2024

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.23

CVE-2024-3027 · Fixed in v3.5.1.23
Feb 28, 2023

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.14

CVE-2023-0660 · Fixed in v3.5.1.14
Nov 23, 2022

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.11

CVE-2022-45843 · Fixed in v3.5.1.11
Nov 23, 2022

Smart Slider 3 [smart-slider-3] < 3.5.1.11

CVE-2022-45845 · Fixed in v3.5.1.11

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.5.1.39
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Nextendweb

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 1,123
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 67%

Keywords

carousel slider gallery image slider slider slideshow

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to build sliders without writing code. It solves the problem of creating responsive, customizable image, layer, video, and post sliders using a visual drag-and-drop editor.

Live visual slide editor
Layer-based slide design
Responsive, mobile-ready sliders
Pre-made slide templates
Page Builder support (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, WPBakery...
Dynamic slides from WordPress posts
Import and export sliders
Touch swipe and keyboard navigation

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Smart Slider 3

You can add your slider by shortcode or via the widget control panel or PHP shortcode. Watch the 🎥 Publishing tutorial video to learn more about the topic.

https://smartslider.helpscoutdocs.com/

But we recommend working with Default positioned layers because the responsive behavior is better, and the slide building is much faster. Most layouts people want to create can be done with Default positioned layers only. Absolute positioned layers should only be used for decoration. Want to learn more about Absolute positioned layers? 🎥 Check out the tutorial video!

It means that there is a JavaScript error on your site which blocks other scripts(for example Smart Slider's scripts). You can open up the browser debugger window with F12 button and check the console if it shows error or not. If you solve these errors Smart Slider should work fine. Usual problem is that you have the latest WordPress version, but your theme loads very old jQuery version (1.7 or older) and the WordPress admin bar throws a JavaScript error. In this case, you have to remove the old jQuery from your theme's functions.php. If you are unable to solve these problems, feel free to contact us!

Smart Slider 3 is 100% responsive with each items, so it will fit perfectly into your page, regardless of the size of your desktop screen or device. Be sure you check out the tutorial video about the 🎥 Responsive Settings.

Yes you can customize everything for every state. (Hover, normal) The slider comes with Google Web Font support, allowing you to pick from over a dozen font families. You can also use your own font by simply writing its name to the font family field. Check out our tutorial video to learn how to use custom fonts.

Yes, you can use as many sliders on a page as you want. But you can only use one slider once.

[smartslider3 slider=Here comes the slider id]

<?php echo do_shortcode('[smartslider3 slider=Here comes the slider id]'); ?>