Groovy Mega Menu vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Groovy Mega Menu v1.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 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 | 4,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | July 3, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Groovy Menu (free) · Groovy Mega Menu PRO ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts; Menus saved as presets and placed by shortcode; Works with Elementor, Divi and WPML | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Pro adds mega menu blocks and more layouts; Calls Google Fonts and Grooni servers for fonts, icon packs and presets; Activating the Pro plugin alongside it deactivates Pro | 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 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts, Menu presets as a custom post type, Settings screen with AJAX save, Google Fonts loaded for menu text, Local font download from the webfonts helper for admins, Icon pack install from Grooni servers on admin request, Online preset library fetched for admins, WooCommerce cart in the menu, Deactivates the Pro plugin when both are active | 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 | Elementor, Divi, WPML | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Google Fonts | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.7 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.groovy.grooni.com, fonts.googleapis.com, google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com, license.grooni.com, updates.grooni.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |