=== Smart Slider 3 ===
Contributors: nextendweb
Tags: slider, wordpress slider, image slider, layer slider, responsive slider, slideshow, fullwidth slider, post slider, horizontal slider, vertical slider, photo slider, video slider
Donate link: https://sites.fastspring.com/nextend/product/smartslider3donate
Requires at least: 4.6
Tested up to: 5.1.1
Stable tag: 3.3.18
Requires PHP: 5.4
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.

== Description ==

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsq09izc1H4]

>[Sample sliders](https://smartslider3.com/tag/free)  |  [Tutorial videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsq09izc1H4&list=PLSawiBnEUNfvzcI3pBHs4iKcbtMCQU0dB)  |  [Docs](https://smartslider3.helpscoutdocs.com/)  |  [Support](https://smartslider3.com/contact-us)  |  [PRO features](https://smartslider3.com/pro-features/)

**Smart Slider 3** is the most powerful and intuitive WordPress plugin to create sliders which was never possible before. Fully responsive, SEO optimized and works with any WordPress theme. Create beautiful sliders and tell stories without any code.


#### Live slide editor
A beautiful interface makes creating slides fast and efficient. The complete freedom to build what you want, the way you want. Edit your slides as you used to in page builders. Drop layers after each other and structure them with rows and columns.

#### Unique Layouts with Layers
Enhance your slider with the layers and make your site even more unique and grandiose. Every heading, text, image, button and video can be edited easily with the customization options. Change all the details that really matter in typography and style.

#### Responsive, Mobile Ready Sliders
Switch your slider to different device mode and optimize your content for the resolution. Your site can be enjoyed in any environment, be it a mobile, tablet or desktop. 


#### Beautiful Sliders to Start
No tech skills needed, just pick a slider template. It works like magic! Choose from a variety of beautiful templates or start with a blank Slider. Simple way to build every kind: image, layer, video and post slider.




#### Most powerful features
* **Content slide builder** - Edit your slides as you used to in page builders.
* **Canvas slide builder** - Drag and drop your layers anywhere on the slide.
* **Slide library** - [Slide Library](https://smartslider3.com/slide-library/) provides several pre-made slides to kickstart your work.
* **Totally integrated with WordPress** - Media manager, shortcode, widget, post permalinks, post editor.
* **Page Builder support** - Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Page Builder by SiteOrigin, Visual Composer, Gutenberg
* **Totally responsive and touch friendly** - Sliders can be enjoyed on any device, be it a mobile, tablet or desktop.
* **Dynamic Slides** - Available source: WordPress posts
* **Customizable controls** - Arrows, Bullets, Autoplay, Bar, Thumbnails, Shadows
* **Slide backgrounds** - 9 Super smooth background animations
* **Layers** - Build unique design with 6 varied layers: Image, Heading, Text, Button, Vimeo, YouTube
* **Font and Style manager system** - Change easily all the details that really matter in typography and style.
* **Sample sliders** - [10 sliders](https://smartslider3.com/tag/free) to start

#### Features:
* Import and Export sliders
* Intuitive slide creation: choose images, select WordPress Post or add YouTube and Vimeo url
* Static slide
* Touch Swipe, scroll, keyboard navigation
* Full-width responsive mode
* Slide switching animations: Horizontal, Vertical, Fade
* Slide background animations
* Autoplay timing options
* Slider controls: Arrow, Bullet, Autoplay, Bar, Thumbnail and Shadow
* SEO optimized
* Layers: Image, Heading, Text, Button, Vimeo, YouTube
* Layer snap in visual slide editor
* Adaptive layer font sizing
* Hide layers on specific devices
* Slide thumbnail image
* WordPress Multi Site compatible

#### Testimonials

> "I can heartily recommend the free version. It already provides more functionality than any other slider plugin – even many premium ones." - Daniel Pataki - [premium.wpmudev.org](https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/smart-slider-3/)

> *"Having tried more than a few WordPress slider plugins, both free and paid, I can honestly say that this is one of the best that I’ve ever tested..." - Daryn Collier - [wpkube.com](https://www.wpkube.com/how-to-create-beautiful-slides-for-your-wordpress-website-with-smart-slider-3/)*

> "Since Smart Slider is free to use, I do not have to really stress how good a plugin it is because you can download it yourself and see for yourself." - Kevin Muldoon - [kevinmuldoon.com](https://www.kevinmuldoon.com/smart-slider-review/)

> "This plugin can be used for much more than a simple slider – being able to create whole sections of your website." - Oliver Dale - [wplift.com](https://wplift.com/smart-slider-animated-slider-plugin)

> "Taking all this into consideration we can safely say that Smart Slider 3 is one of the top WordPress slider plugins." - Mark Zahra - [wpmayor.com](https://wpmayor.com/smart-slider-3/)


#### Support
Smart Slider 3 is a community-driven project that would not be the same without your feedback. If you have any problem or feature request for this plugin, please feel free to [contact us](https://smartslider3.com/contact-us/)!


#### Smart Slider 3 Pro Features:
* [All sample sliders](https://smartslider3.com/sample-sliders/)
* Layer animation builder
* Live Timeline
* 9 extra layer types
* 4 extra slider types
* All generators for dynamic slides
* Extra background animations (more than 54)
* Built-in lightbox
* Built-in image editor
* Advanced controls and much more control presets
* Ton of expert settings
* Premium support
* [Full list of PRO features](https://smartslider3.com/pro-features/)


#### Dynamic slide sources in FREE version
* **WordPress Posts**: WordPress posts by Category and Tag filter or only the specified posts.

#### Dynamic slide sources in PRO version

* **WordPress Custom Posts**: WordPress posts from custom post types by custom taxonomy filter or only the specified custom posts
* **WooCommerce slider from products**: Woocommerce products by Category, Tag, Featured, In Stock and downloadable filter or only the specified products.
* **NextGEN Gallery**: displays the images and related meta from the selected source gallery.
* **Events**: Events by Category and Tag filter. Supported plugins: [All-in-One Event Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/), [Events Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/), [The Events Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/)
* **Image slider**: displays the images and related meta from the selected source gallery. Supported plugins: [Gallery by BestWebSoft](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gallery-plugin/), [Photo Gallery by WD](https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/)
* **Social dynamic sources**: 500px, Dribbble, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Picasa, YouTube, Pinterest

#### Translations

* English
* Brazil Portugese (pt_BR) 100%
* Russian (ru_RU) 95%
* Polish (pl_PL) 90%
* Italian (it_IT) 74%
* Finnish (fi_FI) 72%
* Hungarian (hu_HU) 66%
* French (fr_FR) 65%
* Traditional Chinese (zh_tw) 61%
* German (de_DE) 53%
* Spanish (es_ES) 52%

== Installation ==
[Check our official documentation for more information](https://smartslider3.helpscoutdocs.com/)

### Automatic installation

1. Search for Smart Slider 3 through 'Plugins > Add New' interface.
2. Find the plugin box of Smart Slider 3 and click on the 'Install Now' button.
3. Then activate the Smart Slider 3 plugin.
4. Create a new slider: Click on the 'Smart Slider' menu, click on the create slider button. Then you can add images and videos as slide and you can customize your slides with layers.
5. Then copy the shortcode from the Publish slider box and paste it into a post or a page.

### Manual installation

1. Download [Smart Slider 3](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smart-slider-3.zip)
2. Upload the Smart Slider 3 through 'Plugins > Add New > Upload' interface or upload smart-slider-3 folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory.
3. Activate the Smart Slider 3 plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
4. Create a new slider: Click on the 'Smart Slider' menu, click on the create slider button. Then you can add images and videos as slide and you can customize your slides with layers.
5. Then copy the shortcode from the Publish slider box and paste it into a post or a page.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= 1. How do I add the slider to my site? =
You can add your slider by shortcode or via the widget control panel or PHP shortcode.

= 2. Where can I reach the documentation? =
[https://smartslider3.helpscoutdocs.com/](https://smartslider3.helpscoutdocs.com/)

= 3. What should I do when I see blank area where the slider should show or the slider doesn't work? =
It means that there is a JavaScript error on your site which blocks other scripts(for example Smart Slider's scripts). You can open up the browser debugger window with F12 button and check the console if it shows error or not. If you solve these errors Smart Slider should work fine.

Usual problem is that you have the latest WordPress version, but your theme loads very old jQuery version (1.7 or older) and the WordPress admin bar throws a JavaScript error. In this case, you have to remove the old jQuery from your theme's functions.php.

If you are unable to solve these problems, feel free to [contact us!](https://smartslider3.com/contact-us/)

= 4. What should I do when I experience any problem? =
[Contact us!](https://smartslider3.com/contact-us/)

= 5. Is Smart Slider 3 is totally responsive? =
Smart Slider 3 is 100% responsive with each items, so it will fit perfectly into your page, regardless of the size of your desktop screen or device.

= 6. Can I customize the fonts of the slider? =
Yes you can customize everything for every state. (hover, active, opened) The slider comes with Google Web Font support, allowing you to pick from over a dozen font families. To make using Google Fonts even easier, we have created a font manager interface that simplifies the process and preview it.

= 7. Can I show multiple instances of slider on one page? =
Yes you can use multiple slider widgets and slider shortcodes.

= 8. How to include a slider in a post or a page? =
`[smartslider3 slider=Here comes the slider id]`

= 9. How to include a slider into header.php or other PHP files? =
`<?php echo do_shortcode('[smartslider3 slider=Here comes the slider id]'); ?>`

= 10. Does Smart Slider support sites with SSL? =
Of course! Smart Slider use protocol relative urls which works fine on http:// and on https:// too.

== Screenshots ==

1. How to create unique image slider under 2 minutes.
2. Edit layers with the intuitive slide editor.
3. Customize and style layers in the slide editor.
4. Full width responsive slider with gradient and layers. Made with FREE version.
5. Simple image slider with caption and arrows. Made with FREE version.
6. Thumbnail image slider. Made with FREE version.
7. Image slider with static slide on it. Made with FREE version.
8. Full width content post slider. Made with FREE version.
9. Layer slider with layers styles. Made with FREE version.

== Changelog ==

= 3.3.18 - 08. April 2019. =
* Feature:  Image arrows - Base64 encoding on/off to let you avoid lazy loading or other optimization plugins/extensions caused errors 
* Feature:  Hide slider with CSS media query option 
* Feature:  Slide background color overlay 
* Feature:  Compatibility with EWWW Image Optimizer 
* Fix:  Parent picker history for deleted parent 
* Fix:  Elementor + Yoast Seo meta description 
* Fix:  YouTube layer start time fix (Loop + Reset when slide changes) 
* Fix:  Compatibility with Swift Performance lazyload-background-images option 
* Fix:  Slider align - Center 
* Fix:  Arrow control (slide type) 
* Improvement:  Better footprint management at the nextend2_section_storage table 

= 3.3.16 - 20. February 2019. =
* Fix:  Domain activation 
* Fix:  PHP 7.x compatibility of 3rd party assets 
* Fix:  Youtube autoplay fix

= 3.3.15 - 20. February 2019. =
* NEW DEMO: Brand new [demo slider](https://smartslider3.com/autoplaying-thumbnail-slider/) is available to download!
* Feature:  Vimeo layer private video on/off to hide error notification on admin area
* Fix:  Repair WordPress installation 
* Fix:  WordPress Gantry theme compatibility  
* Fix:  Delayed sliders are now rendered in template tag to make it compatible with W3 Total Cache's Minify feature 

= 3.3.13 - 23. January 2019. =
* Fix: wordpress.org problem

= 3.3.12 - 23. January 2019. =
* Feature: Show slide count option for horizontal text bar
* Feature: New advanced shortcode options
* Feature: Slider CSS class
* Feature: Support external images with ? parameters
* Feature: Font loading improvements
* Feature: Image layer link CSS class
* Feature: Slider alias can be used as URL parameter to choose which slide to switch to on page load. (E.g. http://example.com/?alias=2 )
* Feature: Lower opacity of unpublished slides in slide list
* Feature: YouTube layer end time parameter
* Feature: 900 font weight at layer window → Design tab
* Feature: WordPress Post generator author avatar
* Fix: Hyper Cache compatibility
* Fix: Gutenberg Additional CSS class
* Fix: Brizy page builder compatibility
* Fix: Updates about making sure our JavaScript codes are only called in once
* Fix: Divi compatibility
* Fix: Elementor compatibility and shortcode fix in editor
* Fix: Joomla generator image fallbacks for external images
* Fix: PHP 7+ compatibility for post generators when Advanced Custom Fields plugin is also used on the website
* Fix: Beaver Builder 1.5 compatibility
* Fix: Stretched row + layer parallax
* Fix: Remove 4 byte characters from Add Video -> description, title
* Fix: PHP 7+ compatibility, when slider padding or slide duration was left empty
* Fix: Gutenberg iframe
* Fix: Slider align and responsive behavior
* Fix: Fixed background viewport height fix for Android and iOS
* Fix: Check http / relative URL difference in text images at generators
* Fix: YouTube layer "Show related videos from the same channel" fix
* Fix: Iframe layer in Canvas mode
* Fix: Text bar vertical align
* Improvement: Optimize slide background image feature
* Other: New Google fonts added
* Deprecated: IE10 or lower compatibility codes removed

= 3.3.11 - 22. November 2018. =
* Feature: SVG and WEBP image format support
* Fix: Links will be able to contain || characters
* Fix: Android Samsung internet browser fix for full page
* Fix: Include additional CSS files in prerender iframes (fix for page builder frontend view)
* Fix: If Load this slider after option is used, but the parent slider doesn't exists (like it is turned off for certain devices), your slider will still load.

= 3.3.10 - 12. November 2018. =
* Feature: Filters for WordPress post generators
* Feature: WP admin area will use the user's language, not the website's language
* Feature: New target options for links
* Fix: YouTube layer updated to match the latest YouTube embedded API. The Related parameter is renamed to Show related videos from the same channel
* Fix: Private Vimeo videos
* Fix: Visual Composer
* Fix: WPBakery Page Builder 
* Fix: WordPress post generator possible warning
* Fix: Font manager weight
* Deprecated: YouTube has deprecated the showinfo parameter. The Show video title option has removed.

= 3.3.9 - 17. October 2018. =
* Fix: Thumbnail alignment and groupping
* Fix: Text layer bold and italic text font colors are now harder to override by theme's codes
* Fix: NextGen Gallery and Divi live editor bug

= 3.3.8 - 10. October 2018. =
* Fix: IE Edge layer display fix
* Fix: Smart Slider 3 inside TablePress on AMP pages
* Fix: PHP 7.3 compatibility fix
* Fix: YouTube iPad control fix with undocumented use_native_controls param
* Fix: Post generator compatibility with some plugins using filters on post titles
* Fix: Elementor compatibility
* Feature: In WordPress the dynamic slide generator caches will be automatically cleared on post saves
* Feature: Better slider resizing on tabs and other custom codes where the slider container is changing
* Feature: More possible post data received in post generators
* Feature: Remove shortcodes option improvement in post generators
* Feature: Alias anchor slide switching option
* Feature: Play when visible improvements

= 3.3.7 - 29. August 2018. =
* NEW TEMPLATE: Brand new [slider template](https://smartslider3.com/main-slider-animation-slide-switching/)
* Feature: The slider's code is automatically skipped by some AMP plugins (AMP for WordPress and AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages).
* Feature: Lazy loader compatibility
* Feature: Gutenberg support
* Feature: Smooth scroll speed
* Feature: Hide controls if only single slide shows
* Feature: Clear Divi admin localstorage cache for slider selector
* Fix: WordPress post generator when the origin post contains Smart Slider 3 ACF field
* Fix: Compatibility with Narratium theme
* Fix: KeyCDN cache enabler
* Fix: Admin ajax fix for YOAST SEO when related post ids are used
* Fix: Borlabs cache plugin conflict
* Fix: Tablepress compatibility
* Fix: Borlabs cache fix

= 3.3.6 - 18. July 2018. =
* Fix: Autoptimize compatibility
* Fix: Divi compatibility
* Fix: Ajax compatibility
* Fix: Windows upload path

= 3.3.4 - 12. July 2018. =
* Compatibility: Smart Slider 3 requires minimum PHP 5.4 and WordPress 4.6. From now on the slider won't activate if these minimum requirements are not available.
* Improvement: WordPress admin area icon replaced with Dashicon
* Feature: generator variables are now supported in layer CSS class
* Feature: slide background blur is enabled in Edge
* Feature: YouTube privacy enchanted mode
* Feature: Vimeo and YouTube layer cover image improvement
* Feature: Google fonts can be disabled at the backend as well
* Feature: Make sliders load into iframes on AJAX websites
* Feature: Use alias to create an element in front of the slider with that ID 
* Feature: dynamic slide generators now check whether the dynamic source is available
* Feature: Clear both after slider became an option
* Feature: Pause video on scroll (available at all video layers)
* Feature: Jetpack Photon compatibility
* Feature: WordPress posts generator customizable date variables option
* Feature: New help page with selected articles, documentation search and better support form
* Feature: Slide level autoplay duration is not restricted from now on
* Feature: MySQL 8 compatibility
* Feature: Smart Slider 3 is removed from WordPress RSS
* Feature: Secondary server
* Fix: Button text decoration
* Fix: Controls in below/above positions are correctly centered now
* Fix: Font family: inherit is correctly applied now
* Fix: Removed webfontloader dependency to avoid HTML export issues
* Fix: wayback machine fix for slide background images
* Fix: Beaver Builder compatilibity
* Fix: ACF compatibility on PHP 7.2.x

= 3.3.3 - 07. June 2018. =
* Fix for plugins_loaded action bug

= 3.3.2 - 07. June 2018. =
* Fix for upgrade error message

= 3.3.1 - 05. June 2018. =
* Feature: SEO title is now available in the free version
* Feature: the autoplay control is now hidden when the autoplay is disabled
* Feature: better Add Slide UI
* Feature: better compatibility with caching plugins
* Feature: better slide background management
* Feature: Content and Canvas layers now have different color in the slide editor
* Feature: Divi 3.1 support
* Feature: dynamic slide templates now use Content mode
* Feature: hover effects (row, col and content)
* Feature: new caching engine
* Feature: new fill mode: Blur fit
* Feature: no more xml files. Wider server compatibility and more flexible interface
* Feature: PHP 7.2 compatibility
* Feature: remove linebreak generator function
* Feature: row link
* Feature: slide background and thumbnail sync
* Feature: Static slide renamed to Static Overlay
* Feature: Thumbnail control: draggable slides
* Feature: Global setting changes are clearing slider cache
* Fix: Row stretch and wrap after fix
* Fix: Chrome video handling improvements
* Fix: Font family loading fixes

= 3.2.14 - 05. April 2018. =
* Feature: Visual Composer support added
* Feature: Remove line breaks for generator dynamic variables
* Feature: Removed Fade on load memory limit
* Fix: ACF version 1 and 2 compatibility
* Fix: WooCommerce product page
* Fix: Check if slider visible bug

= 3.2.13 - 14. February 2018. =
* Feature: Widget areas in WordPress
* Feature: Enhanced Media Library compatibility WordPress
* Feature: Arrow alt tags
* Feature: User related advanced shortcode options
* Feature: Control hover displaying improved
* Feature: Background color can get dynamic slide variable
* Fix: ProPhoto theme compatibility
* Fix: Layer position when a chained layer was moved to Content mode
* Fix: Hidden video layers are not autoplaying anymore on iPhone
* Fix: Elementor issue
* Fix: Google font droid fix to Noto
* Fix: CDNForJoomla fix
* Fix: Scroll fix for mac
* Fix: Safari font smoothing
* Fix: Compatibility fix for JCH Optimize
* Fix: Publishing on WooCommerce product pages
* Deprecated: Remove spaces from parents
* Deprecated: Hide siblings

= 3.2.12 - 14. December 2017. =
* Feature: Smart Slider 3 in-app rating. Every feedback helps us to measure how we are doing :)
* Feature: Custom Smart Slider field for Advanced Custom Fields plugin
* Feature: Option to disable Slider shortcode when YOAST SEO generates XML sitemap
* Feature: Images from subfolders date ordering
* Feature: Web-Dorado Photo Gallery variables for non-images
* Feature: Generator variables for Content, Row and Column backgrounds and URLs.
* Feature: Simple type main animation now use transform for the animation
* Fix: Background video and YouTube autoplays for supported mobiles (playsinline and muted)
* Fix: Image from folder generator's ordering by file name
* Fix: Proper loading of slider when fade on load setting disabled
* Fix: Server side mobile detect fix in rare cases
* Fix: Thumbnail border fix
* Fix: Disable WordPress emoji in page builders preview

= 3.2.10 - 23. November 2017. =
* Feature: The Youtube and Vimeo layers will stop if you scroll away from them and they will continue when you scroll back
* Feature: The free version's Image layer will have width and height settings too
* Feature: Joomla article generator image variables
* Feature: Base64 removed from async
* Feature: Elementor will auto open the slider selector
* Feature: Beaver Builder 2.0 compatibility
* Fix: Youtube certain configuration settings weren't used
* Fix: Slide's link wasn't clickable over the text bar
* Fix: Search in link
* Fix: PHP7.2 deprecated create_function notice
* Fix: Wordfence compatility

= 3.2.9 - 12. October 2017. =
* Feature: Drag and drop upload removes the image extension
* Feature: Play when visible is available in the free version
* Feature: Server side mobile detection
* Feature: Single bullet will be hidden
* Feature: Thumbnail updates on background change if the background image and thumbnail are the same
* Feature: Fallback for image handling if the mime_content_type function isn't enabled on the server
* Feature: Force full width overflow hidden element setting
* Feature: Control normal flow (below and above slider positions) improvements
* Feature: Affiliate hoplink improvements
* Feature: Updated Google Font family list
* Feature: Frontend accessibility parameter. Accessibility: :HOVER styles applies to :FOCUS. Not: :FOCUS state looks like the normal state
* Feature: WordPress Unyson framework improved implementation
* Fix: Hoplink fix
* Fix: Base64_decode fallback when it's disabled on the server
* Fix: Fallback when mime_content_type is disabled on the server
* Fix: Click on one slide where touch is enabled
* Fix: Font and style hover/normal improvements while blank links are used
* Fix: Layer item scroll fix for IOS
* Fix: Image URL on new layer & slide when the Protocol Relative URL is used.
* Fix: Preserve 3D in Firefox
* Fix: RTL behavior improvements
* Fix: Send as file on Safari
* Fix: Slider importing on certain servers
* Fix: Thumbnail control arrows in Firefox
* Fix: Links not working in certain cases
* Fix: Down/right gradient orientation
* Fix: Hidden col allowed to drop layers when drag on canvas
* Fix: Layer window auto positioning removed
* Fix: Hidden slider control was clickable

= 3.2.8 - 20. September 2017. =
* Fix: Possible cache related PHP error
* Fix: Can't save on slide settings at certain cases
* Fix: Template slider import on some servers
* Fix: Slide editor possible bug

= 3.2.7 - 12. September 2017. =
* Fix: Possible cache related PHP error

= 3.2.6 - 08. September 2017. =
* Fix: Debug code removed

= 3.2.5 - 07. September 2017. =
* Feature: Column count is not limited anymore
* Feature: Post generator post meta variables
* Feature: WordPress text widget's shortcode will be replaced, even if your theme doesn't replace it
* Feature: WordPress  twenty-seventeen theme better compatibility on specific positions
* Feature: AJAX can load the slider in most cases
* Feature: Lots of optimization to make the editing smoother and the loading faster
* Feature: Elementor 1.6.x compatibility
* Feature: Stability and speed improvements
* Feature: Visual Composer Ultimate Layouts compatibility
* Feature: Disable Font Awesome icons if you load your own library.
* Fix: jQuery 3.x fixes
* Fix: Dynamic slide Static save
* Fix: Delayed (for lightbox/tabs) compatibility fix with new tab plugins

= 3.2.4 - 27. June 2017. =
* Feature: Content builder mode in slide editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nRabX8miDY
* Feature: Slide library with tons of new premade slides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzdoYHOqLnI
* Feature: Structure - build slides with rows and columns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj5BieYjxnc
* Feature: Blur effect for slide backgrounds
* Feature: Blur layer animation
* Feature: Copy and paste slides
* Feature: Move slide between sliders
* Feature: Slider displays itself in the live editor of different page builders. (Beaver Builder, Elementor, Visual Composer)
* Feature: Google font family list updated
* Feature: Adjust slider width to parent selector option for the Fullwidth and Fullpage responsive mode
* Feature: Column count is not limited anymore
* Feature: Italian translation
* Feature: Clear: both option before the slider
* Feature: font-weight: 100 now selectable
* Feature: Slide bulk select improved
* Feature: Grab cursor will only appear if slide count is greater than 1
* Feature: Other minor CSS and speed improvements
* Feature: Admin label for Smart Slider 3 Divi module
* Feature: WordPress generator featured image alt tag
* Feature: Divi/Extra Layout Injector compatibility
* Feature: Beaver Builder 2.0 alpha patch compatibility
* Feature: Visual composer backend fix
* Feature: Elementor 1.5 compatibility changes
* Feature: Tailor Page Builder compatibility 
* Feature: Unyson framework - builder compatibility
* Feature: MotoPress CE compatibility
* Fix: YouTube layer Play button
* Fix: Content mode fixes in Internet Explorer
* Fix: Static slide and content mode
* Fix: Invalid item data fix
* Fix: Pre load slider id
* Fix: IOS static slide fix
* Fix: Tooltip
* Fix: Column show/hide on different devices
* Fix: Text layer
* Fix: Elementor Pro template does not show sliders in certain settings
* Fix: Show editor icon fix
* Fix: Forcing MotoPress Content Editor to save down our shortcode and not just the html code
* Fix: Lightbox fix
* Fix: EasySocial album generator
* Fix: Revolution slider compatibility fix
* Removed: Weaker CSS selectors feature (not needed anymore)
* Removed: Slide layouts are not available, use copy slides between sliders.

= 3.1.10 - 20. May 2017. =
* Feature: Google font families updated
* Fix: Sliders not load in are cases
* Fix: Transition layer when there is no second image selected
* Fix: YouTube layer in Internet Explorer
* Fix: Arrow size in Internet Explorer

= 3.1.9 - 15. May 2017. =
* Fix: Vimeo video start time
* Fix: Background images when tile, center and parallax background fill mode is used

= 3.1.8 - 11. May 2017. =
* Fix: Thumbnail arrows
* Fix: Divi page builder
* Fix: Safari 10+ font loading issue
* Fix: Global settings clear cache
* Fix: WordPress posts generator possible warning
* Feature: Vimeo start parameter
* Feature: Accessibility enhancements
* Feature: Youtube play button image

= 3.1.7 - 02. March 2017. =
* Feature: Force english backend option
* Feature: Advanced shortcode options
* Feature: French language (78%) - Thanks Bérangère Audebert!
* Feature: Tags option at the Heading layer
* Fix: Grouped layer import-export
* Fix: Documentation beacon
* Fix: Generator fix
* Fix: Thumbnails
* Fix: Godaddy WordPress plugin conflict

= 3.1.6 - 30. January 2017. =
* This is the last Smart Slider 3 version, which fully supports IE10 and older browsers. From the next version, we will start to use CSS flexbox to improve Smart Slider 3.
* Feature: if /tmp folder is not writable, we will use the cache folder for slider imports
* Fix: Backend top menu fix for Chrome
* Fix: Loading spinner position
* Fix: Slide editor's layer reseting for groups
* Fix: Advanced generator setting - remove links fix

= 3.1.5 - 27. January 2017. =
* Fix: Menu fix for Parallax One and Llorix One Lite theme
* Fix: Bento theme problem fix - same class renamed
* Fix: Slider duplication fix
* Fix: Generator splitbywords fix

= 3.1.4 - 18. January 2017. =
* Feature: Text bar title on/off
* Feature: Generator settings in more visible locations
* Feature: Image layer reads alt tags from WordPress Media Library when a new image is selected
* Feature: rel attribute on links
* Feature: Vimeo layer quality parameter
* Feature: New PHP function for developers to make importing easier
* Feature: Different CSS file incalling options from the Nextend settings
* Feature: Better error handling for different server caused issues
* Fix: Tidy settings removed (got deprecated)
* Fix: Backend editor responsiveness fix in Chrome
* Fix: WordPress post generator variable name bug
* Fix: Google font list updated
* Fix: SiteOrigin Widgets fix for the post generators

= 3.1.2 - 22. November 2016. =
* UI Revamp and Refresh: dashboard, slider and slide view
* Completely new slide editor interface
* New Slides view with bulk actions
* New layer window
* Feature: Design presets for layers
* Feature: Multiple layer selection and groups
* Feature: Layer rotation
* Gradient background and overlay
* Feature: Tooltip for parameters
* Feature: Ruler and guides for the canvas
* Improved: default and autocomplete values
* Feature: Image area layer 
* Feature: WordPress posts generator tag variables
* Feature: New autoplay code for developer customization
* Feature: Yoast SEO sitemap will include Smart Slider images
* Feature: Vimeo API updated
* Feature: Multiple layer animation selecting with Ctrl (CMD) button on the timeline
* Feature: Slider ID displayed at slider and slide settings
* Feature: Slider settings will only appear, when you have slides
* Feature: Heading layer - div tag option
* Feature: Backend slide list handling improvement
* Feature: Image layer - hotkey (A) to have the image with it's original size
* Feature: Image layer improved handling in generators
* Feature: Simple slider type - reversed horizontal and vertical options for the main animation
* Fix: Passing PHP Compatibility Checker plugin's test
* Fix: Export all sliders unzipping on MACs
* Fix: Decimal point on some server configurations    
* Fix: Admin area autoload fixes for Nextend settings
* Fix: Youtube layer - centered option overflow fix
* Fix: Beta version bugfixes to make stable 3.1 release