So we’ve just deleted the Slide Anything Plugin because it wasn’t living up to expectations.
Now it’s time to install the Smart Slider 3 Plugin and see how that works. We’re already in the WordPress Plugin Repository and I figure by now you know how to get there. If not, please reread the previous lesson, “Deleting the Slide Anything Plugin.”
As you can see, we’ve typed in our Keyword and the plugin pops up to the top. Let’s take a closer look.
As you can see highlighted above, the Smart Slider 3 Plugin has 498 ratings averaging 5 stars. It is being used on over 200,000 websites and it was last updated about one month ago.
I would say that that is pretty impressive. Don’t you think?
Great. So let’s click the “Install Now” Button, and then the “Network Activate” button which will show up after you click “Install Now.”
And that’ it! Our plugin is now activated and ready to use! What’s next! Let’s use it!
Let’s head over to our website’s Dashboard: My Sites >> The Amazonas Hotel in Lethem >> Dashboard.
Now that we’ve installed this plugin, we will see something new appearing in the left hand column menu: it’s a button to the smart slider plugin, as you can see highlighted above.
Just click on that button, and it will load a new page.
It looks something like the screenshot above. Let’s explore the settings first.
So I’ll click on Settings. A new page loads.
As you can see, we have four types of settings to configure:
- General Settings
- Framework Settings
- Fonts
- Item Defaults
We’re presently looking at General Settings. Let’s see our options.
And you know what? I’m not going to adjust anything the General Settings right now.
Let’s take a look at Framework Settings.
And there you go! You know what? I won’t change any Framework Settings for now either. I’ll leave all those at their default settings.
Let’s check out “Fonts.”
And I also won’t touch any of the Font Settings for now.
So let’s look at “Item Defaults.”
And I won’t change any of the Item Defaults Settings either! This is probably because I have never used this plugin before. After I start making an inserting slides I might have a better idea as to whether I should adjust some settings.
So now that I’ve checked out all my settings, and I see that are all OK for now, let’s go back to the main Dashboard by clicking the “Dashboard” button towards the top of the screen.
The next lesson, “Create a Slider with Smart Slider 3,” continues from this lesson. See you there.
