WP YouTube Lyte replaces standard YouTube embeds with a much lighter placeholder until the visitor clicks play. Configuration lives in lyte_settings options, thumbnails are cached under wp-content/cache/lyte/, and lyte shortcodes and converted YouTube URLs sit inside the post_content of wp_posts. The plugin's settings page tracks options and a few global counts but offers no per-post or per-post-type view.

SleekView Charts indexes the lyte_settings options, scans the thumbnail cache directory, and parses post_content for lyte shortcodes and YouTube URLs converted by the plugin. A Number card counts lite embeds across the site. A Donut splits embeds across shortcode form and URL form. A Bar groups lite embeds by post_type so video-heavy templates surface. An Area chart trends new lite embeds per day from post_date.

WP YouTube Lyte continues to rewrite YouTube embeds and manage the thumbnail cache exactly as before. SleekView Charts is read-only against the same options, cache files, and post content, so the rewrite pipeline is not touched. Saved chart views can be scoped per role, useful for letting an editor see embed coverage without access to the plugin's settings.

WP YouTube Lyte solves a real performance problem by deferring the heavy YouTube player iframe until the visitor clicks play. Without a reporting view the team has no easy way to confirm coverage holds after a theme update, a block editor change, or a migration. SleekView Charts reads the option row, the cached thumbnail directory, and the rewritten post content as the structured data they already are.

Cards expose the embed-form mix, the post types that carry the video weight, and the cache state on one shared dashboard. The plugin keeps doing the rewrite work it does well; SleekView Charts adds a reading layer the team can share.