SleekView for PhotoSwipe Masonry
SleekView scans post_content for [gallery] shortcode instances, resolves attachment IDs, and renders the result as a sortable, filterable table. Post type, gallery image count, alt-text gaps, and modified date sit as real columns next to title.
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The gallery shortcode lives in post_content. The audit needs a list.
PhotoSwipe Masonry takes the core WordPress [gallery] shortcode and upgrades it with a masonry layout and the PhotoSwipe lightbox. There is no custom gallery post type, so gallery data lives where it always has: inside post_content as shortcodes, plus attachment rows for the referenced images.
SleekView scans post_content for [gallery] shortcodes, parses the ids attribute, and joins with wp_posts and attachment meta. Title, post type, image count, alt-text gap count, and modified date sit as real sortable columns. Filter to blog posts with galleries but missing alt text on linked attachments, sort by image count to find the biggest masonry walls, or pull every page that uses [gallery] without being touched in two years.
Inline alt-text edits go through attachment meta, so PhotoSwipe picks up the new caption on the next render. The plugin keeps its lightweight rendering role, the table handles the audit.
Workflow
How SleekView reads PhotoSwipe Masonry usage
Scan post_content for [gallery] shortcodes
Join attachment meta for image health
Save and scope the view
Edit inline or export
Sample columns
A typical PhotoSwipe Masonry audit table
post_content scan in wp_posts + attachment meta in wp_postmeta
| Post title | Type | Gallery images | Alt gaps | Modified | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden tour summer | post | 32 | 18 | Apr 22, 2026 | writer-1 |
| Studio behind the scenes | post | 24 | 0 | May 03, 2026 | writer-2 |
| Lookbook autumn 2025 | page | 58 | 4 | Oct 18, 2025 | marketing |
| Recipe gallery archive | post | 12 | 0 | Feb 14, 2026 | writer-3 |
| Old portfolio 2018 | page | 44 | 44 | Jul 02, 2018 | admin |
Comparison
Default PhotoSwipe Masonry settings vs SleekView
Default PhotoSwipe Masonry settings
- Settings page configures layout but reports no usage
- Posts containing [gallery] shortcodes invisible without searching post_content
- Image-health audits require external accessibility tools
- Post-type spread of gallery usage not surfaced
- Stale posts with broken or missing gallery images go undetected
SleekView
- Scans post_content for [gallery] shortcodes, no plugin modifications
- Image count and alt-text gaps per gallery as sortable columns
- Inline alt-text fixes propagate to the PhotoSwipe caption on the next render
- Save filtered views per role ("Accessibility backlog", "Stale galleries")
- Honours WordPress capabilities so each role sees the posts they may edit
Features
What SleekView gives you for PhotoSwipe Masonry
Shortcode usage as a real column
Posts that contain [gallery] shortcodes surface in one table with image counts. Editorial guidelines about gallery usage stop being a guess.
Alt-text triage list
Alt gaps surface per post as a sortable column. The accessibility backlog moves from a sampling pass to a working list.
Compose precise filters
Combine image count, alt gaps, post type, and modified date into a saved filter. Stale and broken galleries surface as a named view.
Audience
Who uses SleekView for PhotoSwipe Masonry
Lifestyle and photo blogs
Filter by post type and modified date to drive editorial reviews. Stale photo posts surface for refresh or retirement in one query.
Accessibility leads
Missing-alt column is the working list. Inline edits push fixes back into attachment meta, which PhotoSwipe uses for caption text.
Site maintainers
Combine stale-modified filter with broken-attachment detection to identify retirement candidates. Cleanup proceeds against a real picture.
The bigger picture
Why PhotoSwipe Masonry usage deserves a real audit table
PhotoSwipe Masonry is intentionally light: it enhances the core WordPress [gallery] shortcode with a masonry layout and a modern lightbox, and leaves everything else alone. The trade-off is that the plugin has no view of how its enhanced gallery is being used across the site. Editorial teams running it on hundreds or thousands of posts cannot answer questions like which post types host the most galleries, which gallery images are missing alt text, or which old posts hold the most legacy gallery content.
SleekView scans post_content for [gallery] shortcodes and joins with attachment meta, then exposes the result as one sortable grid. The plugin keeps its rendering role, the table adds the audit and accessibility cleanup layer that the [gallery] shortcode itself has never offered.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView for PhotoSwipe Masonry
No. The scan runs in SleekView's indexing pass, not on the front-end render path. PhotoSwipe Masonry keeps its normal lightweight behaviour.
Yes. Configure SleekView to index only the post types relevant to the audit, which keeps the table scope sharp.
Yes. PhotoSwipe uses attachment alt text and caption fields, so updates flow through automatically on the next render.
Yes. The scanner counts each shortcode instance and resolves the union of attachment IDs for a clean per-post image count.
Yes. An optional column counts shortcodes that reference attachment IDs which no longer exist, surfacing broken galleries that need cleanup.
No. SleekView indexes incrementally and caches the scan, so render time stays sub-second after the initial pass completes.
The plugin targets the [gallery] shortcode. A companion table can scan block markup for core/gallery blocks to cover block-editor content as well.
Yes. Saved views respect WordPress capabilities so each role sees the posts they're allowed to edit.
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