Divi stores its layout as shortcode markup in wp_posts.post_content, with a flag in wp_postmeta under _et_pb_use_builder. Divi Essential adds its own modules (advanced flipboxes, content toggles, interactive cards, gradient text) into that same shortcode tree under namespaces like [dnxte_flipbox]. The default WordPress admin treats those as ordinary posts, so finding every page that uses an Essential module means scrolling, opening, or running raw SQL on post_content LIKE.

SleekView reads every post where _et_pb_use_builder is set plus the layout library in et_pb_layout, joins them into one table, and exposes Essential module usage as filterable columns. Filter to pages containing a specific Essential shortcode tag. Sort by last edited to surface stale layouts. Pin a saved view for each audit type so the next pass takes minutes, not hours.

Inline edits to status, slug, author, and template assignments write through standard WordPress update calls so any Divi or Essential hooks fire normally. The shortcode tree itself stays untouched (that's the Divi visual builder's job) but the surrounding metadata becomes editable per row. CSV export of an audit slice hands an agency a clean inventory of every Essential-touched page on a client site.

Divi is one of the most installed WordPress builders and Divi Essential extends it with several dozen additional modules used across landing pages, services pages, and campaign pages. Sites running Essential typically run it for years, which means years of campaign pages, abandoned drafts, A/B test variants, and one-off layouts someone built and forgot. The default WordPress admin lists those as ordinary posts with no indication of who used which Essential module or when the page was last touched.

Stale layouts pile up quietly. Library entries that no live page references go unnoticed. Drafts owned by former staff sit in the database forever.

None of this is Divi's fault, it's the operational debt any high-volume builder accumulates without an audit surface. A queryable inventory turns the audit from a multi-day project into a half-hour grid pass. Filter to pages still using a deprecated Essential module and migrate them in batch.

Find every Divi draft owned by people who left the team and clean them up. Agencies running Divi across dozens of client sites use this kind of audit as a routine deliverable; in-house teams use it as quarterly housekeeping.