The wpDiscuz Emoticons add-on adds an emoji picker to the wpDiscuz commenting experience. Each emoticon insertion lives inside the standard comment_content column in wp_comments, often alongside the per-comment vote tallies wpDiscuz tracks in commentmeta. The result is a dataset rich in sentiment signal that the default thread view does very little with.

SleekView Charts reads the same wp_comments rows and the wpDiscuz vote and emoticon meta, then renders the data as chart cards. A Number card counts comments containing an emoticon in the last seven days. A Pie splits comments by dominant emoticon sentiment, grouping positive, negative and neutral reactions. A Bar ranks posts by emoticon-bearing comments so editorial sees which articles inspire emotional engagement. An Area trends daily emoji volume so a controversial post or a community campaign produces a measurable line.

The dashboard does not invent new tracking. It reads what the emoticon add-on already writes into comment text and metadata, which keeps the reporting story aligned with the moderation reality.

wpDiscuz Emoticons enriches comments with a layer of reaction signal that the default thread view treats as decoration. The data is real: each emoticon insertion is in comment_content, the parent plugin's vote tallies sit in commentmeta and timestamps come straight from wp_comments. The shape of the dashboard matters: a KPI of emoji-bearing comments anchors weekly reviews, a sentiment pie corrects assumptions about whether the community is celebrating or pushing back, a top-posts bar produces a shortlist for editorial follow-ups and a daily area trend confirms whether a campaign or a controversial post actually moved the line.

Same comment rows, same emoticon usage, completely different posture toward sentiment. The grid renders what the add-on already writes as a dashboard, which is the difference between watching emoji scroll past and using them as engagement signal.