Happy Elementor Addons vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Happy Elementor Addons v3.50.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 400,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Happy Elementor Addons · Happy Addons Pro ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free theme builder for headers, footers and archive or single templates; Large free widget set, including calendar and feed widgets; Works with Gravity Forms, WPForms and Contact Form 7 widgets | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Requires Elementor and adds many widgets that most sites will not use; Several widgets and extensions are reserved for the paid Pro add-on; Opt-in usage tracking via Appsero is available | 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 | Free theme builder for headers and footers, Setup wizard for starter presets, Event calendar widget (Google Calendar source), Form widgets for Gravity Forms, WPForms and CF7, Mailchimp signup form handler, Pro-only widget options ($), Remote template library | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Social | X (Twitter) API | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, WPML | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Google Calendar API | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.googleapis.com, templates.happyaddons.com, api.twitter.com, icanhazip.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |