Media Library Assistant adds a serious admin screen on top of attachments. Att Categories and Att Tags become real taxonomies in wp_term_taxonomy, IPTC and EXIF values are mapped into wp_postmeta keys defined by the plugin's mapping rules, and the MLA settings table extends searching, sorting, and shortcode galleries. The plugin's own list table is the best in class, but views, mapping rules, and IPTC fields each live in their own admin tab, so a cross-cutting audit still means flipping between screens.

SleekView reads the same attachments, taxonomies, and postmeta keys MLA uses and turns them into one composable list. Att Category breadcrumb, Att Tags, mapped IPTC fields like iptc_byline or iptc_caption, EXIF dates, file size, MIME type, and uploader all become first-class columns. Saved views like 'photos missing byline', 'PDFs without an Att Category', or 'EXIF date earlier than upload date by more than a year' load in one click and stay sharable across editors.

Inline edits route through MLA's own assignment functions for taxonomy and through standard update_post_meta for IPTC and EXIF keys, with the plugin's mapping hooks honoured. Bulk retagging, bulk byline correction, and bulk MIME-type-aware moves all run through the same paths the MLA admin uses. The plugin keeps doing its mapping and shortcode work; SleekView gives the cross-tab audit a single screen.

Media Library Assistant is one of the few plugins that genuinely models a real-world photo library inside WordPress. Att Categories, Att Tags, IPTC mapping, EXIF extraction, and shortcode galleries are all powerful features, but each feature lives on its own screen. A newsroom editor who needs to find every Editorial photo from this quarter with no byline either writes an [mla_gallery] shortcode query or clicks attachment by attachment through the list.

A library curator who wants to consolidate near-duplicate Att Tags has to open the taxonomy admin while keeping the attachment list open for context. SleekView reads the same attachments, taxonomies, and meta keys MLA already maintains and shows them on one composable list. Att Category breadcrumb, Att Tags, byline, caption, EXIF date, MIME, and size all become first-class columns that can be filtered together, saved as views, shared across the team, and edited inline through the same hooks the plugin already exposes.

MLA keeps owning the mapping logic and the shortcode rendering, SleekView gives the audit shape the editors needed all along.