SleekView for Essential Grid lightbox and popup grids
Essential Grid stores grids in eg_grids and skins in eg_item_skins, with a lightbox flag on each grid. SleekView reads the join directly so lightbox-enabled grids become a queryable inventory for designers and auditors.
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Lightbox-enabled grids as a real, queryable table
Essential Grid lets each grid open items in a lightbox or popup overlay, configured per grid in its settings. The flag lives in the eg_grids row, alongside source type, skin and modified timestamp. The default Essential Grid admin lists grids on one screen and the settings on another, which makes any cross-grid question (how many grids use lightboxes, on which skins, on which source types) a click marathon through the editor.
SleekView reads eg_grids joined to eg_item_skins so each grid shows its source type, item skin, lightbox flag and last modified date in real columns. Filter chips scope the table to lightbox-enabled grids, to a specific skin or to recently modified rows. Designers planning a redesign open to a migration-ready table rather than a per-grid scroll.
Inline edits write through the plugin's data layer where exposed, so Essential Grid cache refreshes and registered actions on grid updates fire normally. The grid editor still owns per-grid configuration; SleekView owns the inventory and migration-planning surface.
Workflow
From eg_grids to a queryable inventory
Connect the Essential Grid tables
Filter to the lightbox slice
Compose the column set
Save views and export
Sample columns
A typical Essential Grid lightbox inventory view
eg_grids joined with eg_item_skins so each grid shows its skin assignment, lightbox flag and modified date.
wp_eg_grids + wp_eg_item_skins
| Grid | Source | Skin | Lightbox | Items | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio grid | Posts | Minimal light | On | 48 | Apr 24 |
| Team photos | Custom items | Card with caption | On | 12 | Apr 18 |
| Press logos | Custom items | Legacy 2018 skin | On | 32 | Oct 02 |
| Product feed | WooCommerce | Card with caption | Off | 120 | Apr 23 |
Comparison
Default Essential Grid admin vs SleekView
Default Essential Grid admin
- Lightbox flag lives per grid, no cross-grid roll-up
- Skin assignment is buried in grid settings, not a filterable column
- No saved views for the lightbox slice across source types
- Bulk skin migrations or status changes are not first-class operations
- No read-only share of a lightbox inventory outside the WP admin
SleekView
- Read eg_grids joined to eg_item_skins with the lightbox flag as a column
- Filter chip scopes the table to lightbox or popup grids only
- Skin and source columns drive redesign and migration planning
- Save UX-audit views shared across designers and content ops
- Export the filtered inventory to CSV for briefs and handovers
Features
What SleekView gives you for Essential Grid lightbox and popup grids
Lightbox inventory as a table
Group lightbox-enabled grids by source and skin. The popup surface of the site becomes one filterable table instead of a per-grid click-through.
Skin migration planning
Filter lightbox grids by item skin to plan a redesign. Legacy skins still in active popup use show up immediately and feed straight into the migration plan.
Inline edits where the plugin allows
Update skin assignment or grid status from the table. Writes route through the plugin's data layer where exposed, so cache refreshes and hooks fire normally.
Audience
Who uses SleekView for Essential Grid popups
Designers and agencies
Inventory lightbox grids before a redesign. Source, skin and edit cadence give the migration plan instead of a per-grid click-through.
UX and accessibility teams
Audit which content opens as a lightbox versus inline. The source filter clarifies the popup surface for accessibility reviews and consent journeys.
Site auditors
Spot grids stuck on legacy skins or unmaintained for months. Queue them for cleanup, refresh or retirement from one filtered table.
The bigger picture
Lightbox usage is a cross-grid question, not a per-grid setting
Essential Grid stores the lightbox flag on every grid, which is the right place to set it and the wrong place to read it across the site. A design lead planning a UX review needs to know how many grids open as a lightbox, on which source types, on which skins, with what recent edit cadence. The default admin answers that one grid at a time.
A real inventory table joined across eg_grids and eg_item_skins consolidates the picture and feeds straight into the redesign plan. The dataset stays exactly what Essential Grid already wrote; the reading surface is finally there.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView for Essential Grid lightbox and popup grids
The Essential Grid tables (eg_grids, eg_item_skins, eg_custom_meta) and any joined wp_posts and wp_postmeta when grids source from a post type. SleekView reads them directly without calling any external service.
By filtering on the lightbox or popup flag stored in each grid's settings row. The flag is part of the eg_grids record, so a filter chip scopes the whole table to that slice.
Yes. The source column (Posts, Custom items, Social, WooCommerce) is a filter chip. The view shows where the popup surface concentrates and feeds redesign planning.
Yes. The Table view writes through the plugin's data layer where exposed, so registered actions and cache refreshes fire normally. Grids rebuild against the updated rows on the next view.
No. The grid editor still owns layout, skin assignment and per-grid setup. SleekView adds the cross-grid inventory and reporting surface that the editor was not designed for.
Yes. Any filtered set exports as CSV with the same columns the table shows. UX reviews, redesign briefings and migration plans draw from that filtered set.
SleekView reports on Essential Grid's own lightbox flag. Third-party lightbox integrations that do not flip that flag are not in scope; the table does not invent data that is not in the eg_grids row.
Yes, on a per-site basis. Each site has its own Essential Grid tables and SleekView builds views against the local rows.
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