Smart Slider 3 Pro
Builds responsive sliders with a visual editor, block and widget, including video slides and slides generated from Instagram or Flickr. It suits sites that need rich sliders without code. It is a licensed commercial product: sliders and updates need a Smart Slider 3 Pro licence activated against the vendor's API.
Pros
- Visual slider editor with block, shortcode and widget
- Video and social-feed slide generators
- Licensed updates through the WordPress updater
Cons
- Needs a paid licence activated against the vendor API
- Several slide sources call third-party APIs
- Admin shows activation and upgrade notices
Topics: Gallery plugins , Slider plugins
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