Beaver Themer vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Beaver Themer v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Smart Slider 3 v3.5.1.39 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Beaver Themer ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Design headers, footers, archives and 404 pages visually; Extensions for WooCommerce, ACF, WPML and The Events Calendar | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Requires the Beaver Builder plugin to be active; Layout conditions need careful setup on complex sites | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Theme layouts for archives, posts and 404 pages ($), WooCommerce product and shop layouts ($), ACF repeater and flexible field shortcodes ($), Conditional content with bb_logic shortcode ($), White label settings ($), The Events Calendar modules ($) | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Beaver Builder ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), The Events Calendar ($) | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | — | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | translate.wpbeaverbuilder.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 2 |