Disable Comments works by toggling the comment_status column on wp_posts for posts and post types you select. Existing wp_comments rows stay in place; the plugin only stops new ones from being created on the disabled types. The audit signal lives in two places: wp_comments for the actual comments and wp_posts.comment_status for the policy.

SleekView Charts reads both. A card can count wp_comments rows grouped by comment_type (regular comment, pingback, trackback), split by comment_approved (approved, pending, spam, trash), or trend daily comment volume from comment_date. Another card groups wp_posts by comment_status and post type to show which content types are open, closed, or still receiving submissions despite a global disable.

Admins running Disable Comments get a comments-policy dashboard. A Number card for new comments this week, a Pie card for the comment_type split, a Bar card for posts still receiving comments by post type, and an Area card for daily comment activity all live in one place. The dashboard confirms the policy is doing what it should, not by trust but by the actual numbers in the tables.

Turning comments off is a one-click decision but checking that it actually worked is not. Disable Comments sets policy in wp_posts.comment_status and prevents new wp_comments rows on the affected types, but admins usually verify by scrolling through the comments list and noticing the absence. SleekView Charts replaces that ritual with numbers.

A Number card for new comments this week stays at zero if the policy holds; if it does not, the per-post-type bar shows exactly which type is leaking. A daily area card flattens visibly the day the disable was turned on, and a comment-type pie confirms pingbacks and trackbacks really are off if that was part of the policy. The dashboard is the audit trail, refreshed against the same tables WordPress uses, so admins stop trusting the toggle and start measuring it.