Comments wpDiscuz (the plugin slug-form of the core wpDiscuz plugin) replaces the WordPress comments UI with AJAX threading, voting, follows and subscriptions. Comments stay in wp_comments and wp_commentmeta, while the new interaction patterns write to dedicated wpDiscuz tables for subscriptions, votes and per-user follows. The default Comments screen surfaces none of it, which makes editorial-tier decisions (top discussions, subscriber growth, follow patterns) effectively invisible.

SleekView Charts reads wp_comments joined with the wpDiscuz subscription, vote and follow tables, then renders thread health as chart cards. A Number card counts total comments in the chosen window. A Pie shows the approval status mix (approved, pending, spam, trash) so moderators see queue health at a glance. A Bar ranks commenters by comment count for community manager outreach. An Area trends comments per day so editorial sees the rhythm of discussion across the site.

Filters carry between the comments moderation table and the chart cards, so a pending-only or single-post filter narrows every card. Status edits keep flowing through wp_set_comment_status() so Akismet and notification hooks observe writes exactly as they would from the default admin.

Comments wpDiscuz creates rich interaction data on top of every blog post: who comments, who subscribes, who votes, who follows and at what cadence. The default Comments admin renders that as a per-row moderation queue, which is right for triaging spam and unhelpful for almost everything editorial and community managers need to do at scale. A total-comments KPI anchors monthly reports, a status pie surfaces queue health, a top-commenter bar produces outreach shortlists and an Area on comment_date reveals discussion rhythm.

Same wp_comments rows, same wpDiscuz tables, completely different decision posture. The charts render the data the plugin already collects as a dashboard, which is the difference between knowing the site has comments and knowing how the discussion is going.