SleekView for Advanced Access Manager
AAM stores access rules in wp_usermeta with a custom configuration table, plus JSON Access Policies in a separate post-type area. SleekView pulls every rule into one sortable table so audits stop being a tab-hopping exercise.
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AAM rules and policies hide in usermeta and config
Advanced Access Manager spreads its access decisions across three places: per-user and per-role rules in wp_usermeta with the aam_ prefix, plugin configuration in wp_aam_policy, and JSON Access Policies stored as a custom post type. The default UI walks you through one actor at a time (a role, a user, a visitor), which is great for setup but a nightmare for audits. Answering 'who can edit private posts site-wide?' means clicking through every actor and every tab.
SleekView reads all three sources and renders one row per rule with actor, scope (Posts, Menu, Capabilities, etc.), resource, permission, and current status. Inline edits call the AAM API to update the underlying rule, so any add-on (multisite policies, JWT tokens, the role inheritance engine) still fires its hooks. The plugin keeps working exactly as before; SleekView just adds a flat audit view on top.
That layout matches the questions auditors actually ask. Filter to denied rules to find lockouts. Group by scope to audit Posts permissions separately from Menu permissions. Sort by actor to see every rule attached to User #214 in one column. The default UI is fine for editing one actor; SleekView is the cross-actor audit view AAM never had.
Workflow
How SleekView audits AAM rules
Read usermeta
Add policies
Compute scope
Edit safely
Sample columns
Access rules and policies
wp_usermeta + wp_aam_policy
| Array | Array | Array | Array | Array | Array |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1041 | Editor role | Posts | Private posts | Read | Array |
| 1058 | Subscriber role | Menu | Tools | View | Array |
| 1072 | Author role | Capabilities | publish_pages | Override | Array |
| 1090 | User #214 | Posts | All | Edit | Array |
Comparison
AAM default vs SleekView
AAM default
- Rules require switching between actors, scopes, and tabs
- No single screen shows every deny rule across the site
- JSON Access Policies live in their own area separate from rules
- Auditing custom capability overrides means inspecting raw usermeta
- Bulk revoking access requires editing each actor's settings
SleekView
- Every rule across roles and users in one table
- Filter to deny rules to spot lockouts fast
- Inline edit permission strings with validation
- Sort by scope or resource for audit trails
- Export the access matrix to CSV
Features
What SleekView gives you for Advanced Access Manager
Unified audit
Pulls every role rule, user override, and JSON policy statement into one sortable view, so cross-actor audits stop requiring tab-by-tab walkthroughs.
Deny filter
Filter to denied or restricted rules to immediately spot the strictest constraints, useful for debugging lockouts or verifying compliance baselines.
Scope pivot
Group rules by Posts, Menu, Metabox, or Capabilities to audit one area at a time. Each scope ties to a different AAM manager, so segmentation matches plugin internals.
Audience
Where AAM admins reach for SleekView
Permission audits
Hand stakeholders a CSV of every active rule with actor, scope, resource, and permission for SOC 2, HIPAA, or internal compliance reviews. No screen recordings needed.
Lockout debugging
Filter to deny rules touching User #214 (or Editor role, or publish_pages capability) to debug why a user cannot edit a post in seconds rather than minutes.
Role cleanup
Spot capability overrides on Author or Editor that drift from default WordPress role definitions. Useful before a major plugin upgrade or after staff churn.
The bigger picture
Why access control needs flat audit views
Access rules accumulate fast. A site starts with three roles, then a contractor needs a custom capability, then a JSON policy gets dropped in for compliance, then a specific user gets a one-off override after a support ticket. Two years later nobody knows which rules are still active, which actors actually use a given resource, or whether the override on User #214 contradicts the role-level rule on Author.
AAM stores all of this faithfully but presents it actor-by-actor, so an audit means clicking through every role, every user with custom rules, and every JSON policy in series. For SOC 2, ISO 27001, or any compliance review, that workflow is unworkable. SleekView surfaces the entire access matrix as a flat table where every rule is one row with actor, scope, resource, and permission.
Filter to denied rules to spot lockouts. Group by capability to find shadow overrides drifting from role defaults. Hand auditors a CSV instead of a screen-by-screen walkthrough.
For sites running AAM in production, that one view is what makes the plugin auditable rather than just configurable.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView for Advanced Access Manager
No. AAM keeps doing all the access enforcement, capability resolution, and policy parsing. SleekView only surfaces the rules AAM stores in a sortable WP Admin table for audit purposes. Disabling SleekView leaves access control entirely intact; nothing about how the site enforces permissions changes.
Yes. JSON policies stored as the AAM policy CPT are parsed and their Statement blocks appear as filterable rows alongside per-actor rules from usermeta. That means a single audit query covers role rules, user overrides, and policy statements, which AAM's native UI keeps separate.
Yes. Inline edits call AAM's manager classes (the same ones the per-actor edit screens use) to update or remove the underlying rule. Role inheritance, policy resolution order, and AAM's runtime cache invalidate correctly, so changes take effect immediately for subsequent requests.
No. Only access rule metadata is shown: actor identifier, scope, resource, permission, status. AAM doesn't store passwords in its own tables (those live in wp_users), and SleekView never reads from wp_users for password fields. The audit view is intentionally scoped to access decisions only.
Yes. CSV export honors the active filter and sort. Common exports: every deny rule for a quarterly review, all rules touching a specific role for a permissions overhaul, or every JSON policy statement for a compliance attachment. Reporting fields include actor, scope, resource, permission, and source (rule vs policy).
No. SleekView paginates and lazy-loads rows even for sites with thousands of rules across hundreds of actors. AAM's runtime enforcement (which runs on every page load for visitors and admins) is untouched, so front-end and admin performance stays the same as running AAM standalone.
Yes. AAM Pro multisite policies stored at the network level appear as rows with the network as actor. Useful for super-admins auditing which network-wide policies override per-site rules without logging into each subsite to verify the inheritance chain.
Yes. Filter to scope=Capabilities and sort by actor. SleekView shows every capability that has been added or removed from a role, which makes it easy to spot drift from the default WordPress role definitions, especially after plugin upgrades that introduce new capabilities the role-based AAM rules didn't anticipate.
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