Real Media Library stores its folder tree in dedicated tables (wp_realmedialibrary and wp_realmedialibrary_posts) that map each attachment to a folder, a gallery, or a collection. The default media grid still shows a flat list with thumbnails and date, and folder names plus per-folder counts sit in the sidebar tree rather than the columns. Storage and activity questions live in the join table.

SleekView Charts reads the Real Media Library tables joined to attachments and turns them into a configurable dashboard. Number cards show total attachments and total bytes. Pie cards split attachments by MIME type. Bar cards rank folders by storage size. Area cards trace uploads per month so a marketing team can see campaign activity in the asset library.

Every card reads through the same tables Real Media Library already maintains, so the folder tree, gallery shortcodes, and import/export tools continue to behave normally. The dashboard sits next to SleekView's flat attachment view, sharing filters and data sources.

Real Media Library solves the worst part of the default media library, which is that everything lives in one giant flat list. Folders, galleries, and collections give marketing teams a way to organise thousands of assets into something legible. The trade-off is that the folder tree becomes the only navigation, and answering questions across folders means clicking through them one by one.

A team auditing storage cannot easily see which folders hold the heaviest files. A finance lead planning hosting upgrades cannot easily see the MIME type mix. A campaign retrospective cannot easily produce a single upload trend.

SleekView Charts keeps the folder tree intact and adds a chart layer on top. Sorting by size answers storage questions in one click, splitting by MIME type answers infrastructure questions, and tracing uploads per month answers campaign rhythm questions. The folder plugin and the chart surface are complementary: the tree is for navigation, the dashboard is for reading the library's shape.