Autoptimize Pro extends the free plugin with critical CSS generation, image optimization through the bundled CDN, and per-template rewrites. Configuration sits in the autoptimize_* and autoptimize_ccss_* options, including the queue of critical CSS jobs in autoptimize_ccss_queue. Aggregated CSS and JS files land under wp-content/cache/autoptimize/. The default UI shows a job count, a small log, and a settings tab per feature, but nothing pivots the queue or the cache against the pages that actually need them.

SleekView reads the Autoptimize Pro options, the critical CSS queue, and the cache directory index. One row per template can show whether critical CSS was generated, how large the inlined block is, and when it was last refreshed. Critical CSS jobs become their own table with status, retry count, and last error from autoptimize_ccss_queue. CDN rewrite rules surface alongside their match counts so unused rules become visible.

SleekView writes only through Autoptimize Pro's standard option and queue APIs for inline actions. The plugin continues to generate, cache, and serve critical CSS the same way. Saved views like Templates without critical CSS or Image runs failed today scope per role so a developer can audit the pipeline without access to the Pro licence key or CDN credentials.

Autoptimize Pro turns the free plugin into a small build system. Critical CSS is generated per template, images are converted through a bundled service, and the CDN swaps URLs at output time. Each stage is helpful on its own, but the admin shows them as separate tabs with separate summaries.

The queue surfaces as a count, image runs sit in their own log, and CDN rewrites live in a settings panel without any reporting. Most teams discover a stale critical CSS block when an LCP regression shows up in a third-party monitor, by which point the affected templates have been shipping a flash of unstyled content for days. SleekView treats the pipeline as the queue it already is.

Every job is a row, every template is a record, and every rewrite rule has a match count. Engineers can refactor stylesheets without losing track of which templates need a regenerate; agencies can hand clients a read-only inventory; developers can ship redesigns with confidence that the queue actually drained. The plugin keeps doing the build; SleekView just lets the team read the buildlog.