Adminimize is the long-running WordPress plugin that lets admins surgically hide pieces of the WP Admin per role: menu entries, submenu links, dashboard metaboxes, plugin pages, user profile fields, and so on. Every checkbox saves back into the same option store: a set of _adminimize serialized arrays in wp_options keyed by role and area (for example _adminimize_menu_editor or _adminimize_metaboxes_administrator).

SleekView Charts reads those serialized arrays and exposes them as a data source. Each rule becomes a row with role, area, and hidden_element columns. A Number KPI counts total hidden elements across the site. A Pie groups rules by role, so admins see whether the editor role is more restricted than the author role. A Bar splits rules by area (menu, metaboxes, profile, plugins), revealing where the team has invested in lockdown. An Area trends rule changes per month using the option's updated timestamp.

The result is the configuration audit Adminimize itself does not surface. Two hundred and eighteen hidden elements across five roles is just a number nobody ever sees, until it shows up as a chart. New custom roles inherit no Adminimize rules by default, so coverage gaps for newly created roles become visible the first time the dashboard renders.

Adminimize has been the default surgical WP-admin lockdown plugin for over a decade because it does the hiding job cleanly and stores every rule in standard WordPress options. The trade-off is that the configuration becomes a wall of checkboxes that no admin screen aggregates. Two hundred hidden elements across six roles look impressive in isolation but tell you nothing about coverage gaps, audit cadence, or whether the latest custom role is exposed.

SleekView Charts reads the same _adminimize option arrays the plugin already writes, parses them into rows, and renders them as a dashboard. Total hidden elements, rules per role, rules per area, and configuration-change cadence all live on one screen. Security teams audit quickly, enterprise admins spot under-restricted roles before incidents, and agencies show ongoing hardening as a chart instead of a checkbox screenshot.

The plugin keeps doing the hiding, the dashboard does the reporting.