WordPress installation

Upload on admin panel

1

Download the Smart Slider 3 Pro zip installer from our website. (Or the free version for WordPress from here.) 

2

Go to your Plugins → Add new → Upload Plugin and browse the zip file.

If your zip file contains UNZIP_FIRST in its name, then unzip the file first and use the zip file inside it!

3

Press Install Now, and if the installation was successful, click on Activate Plugin.

If you are getting a " The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini." message, follow the FTP installation method instead!

4

Now you will see the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin appearing in your plugins list. After activating it, you will see the Smart Slider menupoint appearing in your left WordPress menu.

If the installation wasn't successful, try out the Upload through ftp method instead.

Upload through ftp

1

Download the Smart Slider 3 Pro zip installer from our website. (Or the free version for WordPress from  here.) 

2

Unzip it into your computer.

3

Go to your FTP, and upload the nextend-smart-slider3-pro folder to your website's wp-content\plugins\ folder. (If you are not sure, what the ftp of your website is, then check out  this documentation.)

4

Go to your admin area → Plugins, and you will see the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin in your list. Activate it, and the Smart Slider menupoint will appear in your left WordPress menu.

From WordPress plugin directory (Free version ONLY)

This method can only be used to install the FREE version of Smart Slider 3 uploaded to the WordPress Plugin Directory. If you have the pro version, use one of the methods above.

1

Go to your backend Plugins → Add New, and search for Smart Slider 3.

2

Find it in the list, and click on the Install Now button.

3

Now you will see the Nextend Smart Slider 3 appearing in your plugins list, what you should activate. The Smart Slider menupoint will appear in your left WordPress menu.