Compact WP Audio Player ships an intentionally small player driven by a single shortcode. Tracks reference an mp3 or remote URL, options live in compact_wp_audio_player_options, and the actual track footprint sits inside the post_content of wp_posts. The plugin's admin screen exposes color and style toggles but offers no inventory view of where the player has been embedded.

SleekView Charts parses post_content for the compact-wp-audio-player shortcode, joins to the referenced attachment rows when the source is a media library file, and indexes the option row. A Number card counts active compact players. A Donut splits players by source (mp3 attachment, remote URL). A Bar groups players by post_type so audio-heavy templates surface. An Area chart trends new compact-player posts per day from post_date.

Compact WP Audio Player continues to render the button player exactly as before. SleekView Charts is read-only against the same option row, post content, and attachment rows, so the playback pipeline is not touched. Saved chart views can be scoped per role, useful for letting an editor see audio inventory without access to the style options.

Compact WP Audio Player is small by design, which is part of its appeal: one shortcode, one button player, a few style toggles. That smallness leaves the team without any way to see where the player has spread across the site, whether editors are using media library files or remote URLs, and how the audio footprint changes over time. SleekView Charts reads the option row, the parsed shortcodes, and the attachment rows as the structured data they already are.

Cards expose source mix, post-type coverage, and publishing cadence on one shared dashboard. The plugin keeps doing the lightweight playback work it does well; SleekView Charts adds a reading layer the team can share.