PublishPress Checklists Pro turns publish-readiness into a set of requirements: featured image present, excerpt filled, minimum word count, taxonomies set, custom approver sign-off. Each requirement's pass or fail state is stored as a postmeta key (for example _ppch_req_featured_image) on the post in wp_posts. The default checklist meta box shows the result one post at a time, which is fine for the author and useless for a managing editor.

SleekView reads the same postmeta keys and pivots each requirement into its own column on a grid filtered to in-progress posts. The managing editor sees, in one view, which drafts are missing a featured image, which need an excerpt, and which are waiting on a custom approver. Filter to red-only or to a specific section, group by author to balance workload, and sort by scheduled publish to plan the day.

Inline writes go through PublishPress Checklists's own helpers so toggling a manual requirement fires the same hooks the meta box does. Bulk-checking an opt-in requirement (for example marking SEO review done) across a filtered selection is the missing piece for clearing a backlog before launch.

Editorial readiness is one of those things that sounds binary (ready or not) and is actually multidimensional. A post needs a featured image, an excerpt, the right taxonomy, a quick SEO check, and sometimes a manual sign-off from a section lead. PublishPress Checklists Pro already captures all of that as postmeta.

The default UI shows the result one post at a time inside the meta box, which is exactly right for the author and exactly wrong for the managing editor who needs the whole desk in one view. A real grid changes the workflow. The morning stand-up becomes one filtered view.

The pre-launch sweep becomes a bulk-toggle on a saved view. The weekly editorial report becomes a CSV export of the readiness matrix. None of that needs new data.

The information has been sitting in wp_postmeta the whole time, waiting for the right working surface.