SlingBlocks - Gutenberg Blocks by FunnelKit vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | SlingBlocks - Gutenberg Blocks by FunnelKit v1.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 7,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | May 23, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | SlingBlocks · SlingBlocks One Click Upsell Blocks (Pro) ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight block set for the block editor; Accordion, columns, buttons, icon list and countdown blocks; Google Fonts can be used for block typography | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Fewer blocks than full page builders; Google Fonts are loaded from Google when a non-system font is chosen; Upsell blocks are sold separately (per readme) | 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 | Accordion, pane, columns and column blocks, Button, advanced button, icon, icon list and space divider blocks, Countdown timer block, Google Fonts for block typography, Canvas and boxed page templates for block 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 | ||
| Plugins | Kadence Pro | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Google Fonts | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.0 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |