Directly from the core WordPress menu tables that Max Mega Menu uses: wp_posts for nav_menu_item rows, wp_term_relationships joined to wp_term_taxonomy for the nav_menu term, and wp_postmeta for keys like _menu_item_type and _menu_item_object. No export, no shadow copy. Chart cards reflect data as soon as the menu is saved.

Yes. Group a Bar card by the nav_menu term (joined through wp_term_relationships) and aggregate by Count over nav_menu_item posts. The chart ranks every menu on the site by item count, including non-Max-Mega menus, so the size of each navigation instance is visible side by side on a single chart card.

Yes. Group a Donut card by the _menu_item_type postmeta key and SleekView splits the chart across post_type, taxonomy, and custom. Filter further to a specific menu when the audit focuses on the main header navigation or on a footer menu, for example, to compare internal versus external link share.

Group an Area or Line card by post_modified truncated to week or month and aggregate by Count over nav_menu_item posts. The curve shows when menu items are being touched, useful for tracking navigation overhauls, seasonal menu changes, and stretches of zero activity that mark stale menus due for a review.

Yes. View-level filters such as menu, link type, date range, and post status apply to every chart card on the dashboard. One saved configuration drives both the audit table view and the chart view, so navigation housekeeping and reporting stay in sync without keeping two separate views aligned by hand.

Yes. Queries hit indexed columns on wp_posts (post_type, post_status, post_modified). The nav_menu term join is small (one row per menu) and the postmeta join is filtered on a short list of keys, so the dashboard renders in milliseconds even on sites with dozens of menus and thousands of nav_menu_item posts.

Charts are read-only summaries by design. To act on a chart insight, switch to the audit table filtered to the same slice (for example the largest menu in the items-per-menu bar) and open the menu in the Max Mega Menu editor to drag, restyle, or remove items. Edits route through the standard WordPress menu save path.

Max Mega Menu does not ship a reporting screen for menu size, link type, or edit cadence, so there is nothing to replace. SleekView Charts adds a reporting surface on top of the menu rows WordPress already writes, so Max Mega Menu keeps owning styling and behavior and the chart view owns the navigation summary.