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Introduction

Articles Showcase, Images Rotators, Image jQuery Slideshow, Photos & Images, Slideshow

Smart Slider 3 by Nextend is the perfect slider solution for Joomla, that contains 4 slider types and is totally responsive. Create beautiful sliders & animated blocks with the next generation visual editor. Awesome sliders, no compromises! Smart Slider 3 is the top rated slider extension for Joomla with more than 900.000 satisfied users.

INTRODUCTION

Smart Slider 3 is a brand new and intuitive Joomla extension to create sliders which was never possible before with any slider extensions. Besides that Smart Slider gives you the tool to create YouTube and Vimeo slides, create slides from your Joomla articles. Even more it has a complete easy-to-use slide editor with different layers. Don't hesitate install the Smart Slider 3 and enjoy the next generation Joomla experience.

MOST POWERFUL FEATURES

  • User-friendly Editor - Anyone can build with Smart Slider. The interface comes with drag&drop builder and live preview.
  • Totally integrated with Joomla - module, shortcode and ACL
  • Fully responsive and touch friendly - Sliders can be enjoyed in any environment, be it a mobile, tablet or desktop.
  • 4 slider types - Simple slider, Showcase slider, Carousel slider and Block type. You can create whole landing pages easily with blocks.
  • Dynamic Slides - Available sources are listed below
  • Customizable controls - Arrows, Bullets, Autoplay, Indicator, Bar, Thumbnails, Shadows, Full screen and custom HTML
  • Slide backgrounds - Lot of super smooth background animations and Ken Burns effect
  • Layers - Build unique design with varied layers: Image, Heading, Text, Button, Vimeo, YouTube, Input, List, Icon, Caption, Transition, Iframe, HTML5 video, Audio, Counter, Circle counter, Progress bar, Image box, Animated heading, Highlighted heading, HTML and Area
  • Font and Style manager system - Change easily all the details that really matter in typography and style.
  • Powerful layer animation system to give layers motion and transitions. The possibilities of what you can build are endless. Even more you can create different type of layer animations: In, Loop and Out
  • In-built lightbox
  • Complete detailed documentation
  • Tutorial videos - https://smartslider3.com/videos/
  • Sample sliders - more than 100 sliders to start

DYNAMIC SLIDER SOURCES

Generate sliders from external sources. Add dynamic content to each slide such as:

Joomla specific generators: Joomla articles, K2 items, Ignite Gallery, EasyBlog posts, Phoca Gallery, redSHOP products, VirtueMart products, Joomshopping products, MijoShop products, EasyDiscuss, Eshop, HikaShop, JEvents, Flexicontent, RSEvents, Event Booking.
Social generators: Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Vimeo.
Other generators: Images from folder, RSS generator, Text/CSV generator

SUPPORT AND SERVICES

We are committed to top-notch customer support because we know if you have problem with Smart Slider 3, you need a solution as soon as possible.

FEATURES

  • Create a new project or start one of our templates
  • Import and Export sliders
  • Intuitive slide creation: choose images, select Joomla Article or create a blank canvas
  • Static overlays
  • Dynamic slides - use different dynamic sources for the same slider
  • YouTube, Vimeo and Video slides
  • Bulk actions for slides - delete, duplicate, publish and unpublish
  • Publish slider with module, shortcode or PHP
  • Touch Swipe, scroll, keyboard navigation
  • Auto, full-width and full page responsive layout
  • Optimized for any screen sizes and touch devices
  • 5 Slide switching animations: Horizontal, Vertical, Fade, Crossfade and No animation
  • More than 30 Slide background animations: Scale to left, Zoom, Fade, Curtain to left, Puzzle, Scale to top, Scale to bottom, Curtain to bottom, Curtain to top and much more
  • Autoplay configurations
  • Add different slider controls and change the styles and positions
  • Slider controls: Arrows, Bullets, Autoplay, Indicator, Bar, Thumbnails, Shadows, Full screen - design your own or use pre-set
  • SEO and script optimized
  • Export slider as HTML
  • Hardware Accelerated 2D and 3D Transforms
  • Slide link: Choose your post or page to create permalinks to articles
  • Slide background image with transparent color overlay
  • 5 Slide background image fill mode: Fill, Fit, Stretch, Center and Tile
  • 22 Layers: Image, Heading, Text, Button, Vimeo, YouTube, Input, List, Icon, Caption, Transition, Iframe, HTML5 video, Audio, Counter, Circle counter, Progress bar, Image box, Animated heading, Highlighted heading, HTML and Area
  • Visual slide editor with zoom and desktop, tablet and mobile modes
  • Undo and redo in slide editor
  • Default positioning for responsive content
  • Absolute positioning for decorative elements
  • Advanced layer snap in visual slide editor
  • Adaptive layer font sizing
  • Layer aligning: left, center, right, top, bottom
  • Layer sizing: fixed and auto adjusted
  • Layer cropping: visible, hidden and scroll
  • Hide layers on specific devices
  • Slide thumbnail image
  • Layer animation builder
  • Live Timeline
  • Built-in lightbox
  • Popular effects: Ken Burns, Parallax, Particle and Shape divider
  • Slide background image optimization and lazy loading
  • Premium support
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Great extension with an even better support!



Posted on 11 October 2013
I really wish I could give this extension even more stars.



I've tried allot of extensions over the years and now with Joomla 3.0 allot has changed. A week ago I found Smart Slider 2. It looked amazing, like many extensions do. But in most cases you have to be a wizard to make something look as good as the example they gave when you bought it. In this case there was a video showing me I could do the same cool stuff they did on my own.



I love to make websites and picked a license for 5 websites. The price was normal, maybe even low if you think about all the work that has to go into such a project.



After a couple of hours playing with the slider I wanted to make the slider the width of the page. Problem was that my template wasn't made for this. I asked support (Roland) and he did a AMAZING job. He helped me fix everything and even recorded the steps so I could learn what to do next time I'm in this mess.



The best part about this is that the wait didn't take months, weeks, days (like I mostly get from paid extensions) but just a matter of MINUTES, indeed he just gave me support constantly. It was almost like a chatbox. Each little thing I wanted to change he just did it and asked if I was satisfied. (I did contact him during business hours, so don't think he will answer while he is sleeping, although maybe he will)



There is just no better slider on this market and especially not with this amount of support. I can just go on and on about this extension and Roland.



He made my day and the people I'm building the website for are going to be very happy.



Just take a look at the demo and you will see what is so great about this extension!

AWESOME!!



Posted on 05 October 2013
A couple of months ago I was looking for an article slider which supports Cobalt CCK and Ken Burns transitions. After watching their wonderful online demos, I contacted Nextend and they promised me to include it in their next version, Smart Slider 2. As they did. Today I purchased the product. Shortly I discovered there was something wrong with the output. I contacted them by mail and didn't expect a response until after the weekend. However, both Daniel and Roland responded swiftly and sorted out the issue in no time. So it's very simple: product/support = 10/10!

Off the charts!



Posted on 04 October 2013
I used and enjoyed the original Smart Slider. Smart Slider 2 has gone to a whole 'nother level. It can handle all the standard items any other slider does, but it rises above all others in its flexibility and ability to generate slides from content, other components, etc.



And it's responsive, so that it scales to look great on any size device.



The development team/support staff are great to work with. They go above and beyond in listening to users' requests and helping with any problems.



You will not be disappointed in this incredible extension!



-Stuart

Great component and module with lot of possibilities



Posted on 01 October 2013
I used Smart Slider 1 on two sites. One on turist portal and one on news portal. Now is released Smart slider 2 with lot more possibilities. Slider is responsive. I can do with this slider everything, only your imagination is limit..At end support is fast, and for me that`s important

Great value for lots of flexiablity



Posted on 30 September 2013
Functionality
There isn't much this cannot do if you really dive deep into it. I miss the Instagram integration after the new API was enforced.
Ease of use
If you run it in easy mode, it is pretty simple but you'll miss out on adv. features, which can get pretty complex fast.
Support
Facebook support is great. Never had an issue that wasn't resolved.
Documentation
Documentation is beyond the average with good examples and images.
Value for money
Lifetime is the way to go here I feel. Combined with flexibility, it covers a lot areas vs running multiple extensions for the same tasks.
I used this to: Home page and other static display options. It has lots of flexibility. Hard not use it even when you don't need it just in case you will down the road.

sure i like it



Posted on 23 August 2013
very good module, i use because it has an integration with cobalt ckk and it is very powerfull and very stable

great design and support is amazing

Great Slider and Great Support



Posted on 10 July 2013
This is a very versatile and easy to customize slider. The support staff responds in a very timely manner and works hard to resolve any problems or questions. They have gone beyond the usual customer support to help me get my site looking the way I want it.

fav ex



Posted on 30 June 2013
i didnt expect that this extension will be very useful to me. i've been using Smart Slider on 3 of my websites. its one of my fav extension. Good luck guys...

Excellent!



Posted on 18 June 2013
Love this product and techsupport! They resolved an issue within a very short period of time. Unbelievable! They even helped me to set up panorama on my website!

5+ stars

Would buy again in a heartbeat.

Keep up the good work, guys!

Good Software and great support



Posted on 17 June 2013
Nice looking extension with lots of different designs, it is fully functional and very complex, the only downside is the setup process I found it kind of complex, but when you figure it out how it works it's a great piece of software!

Also fast support, these guys know what they're doing, they deserve all the best.

Smart Slider

Version:
3.5.1.30
Developer:
NEXTEND
Last updated:
Nov 09 2025
1 month ago
Date added:
Nov 19 2014
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Paid download
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Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5 J6
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