Landing Page Cat vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Landing Page Cat v1.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 600+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Landing Page Cat · Landing Page Cat Premium ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Coming soon, maintenance and squeeze pages with little setup; Subscribers stored and exportable from an admin screen; Connects to Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit and other email services | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Premium features are promoted through upgrade menus; Licence key prompts appear in admin notices; The feedback request disables SSL certificate verification | 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 | Landing page custom post type, Email opt-in form saved through AJAX, Subscribers admin page, Subscriber export, WordPress privacy exporter and eraser for subscribers, Email lists: Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, GetResponse, Drip, AWeber, Campaign Monitor, Zapier webhook subscribe, Upgrade to Premium admin menu, Licence key notices in admin, YouTube embed support in landing pages | 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, ConvertKit, GetResponse, Drip, AWeber | — | |
| Marketing | ActiveCampaign | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Zapier | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |