Realtyna WPL vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Realtyna WPL v5.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 1,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | August 20, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | WPL · WPL PRO ($) · Realtyna Organic IDX ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Customisable property fields and search widgets; Elementor and Divi listing widgets; Optional MLS feed through Realtyna's paid IDX service | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | MLS feeds and PRO features need paid add-ons and a Realtyna account; Sends domain and version data to Realtyna for announcements; Large plugin with many moving parts to configure | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Property listing and detail shortcode, Property search widget, Elementor listing widgets, WPBakery widgets, Listing field builder wizard, MLS listing import from IDX service ($), PRO multilingual listings ($), Robots and head handling for Rank Math and Yoast | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, ExchangeRate-API, Realtyna IDX service ($), Realtyna billing API | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | api.instagram.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 5 | 2 |