Real Media Library replaces the standard media library with a folder-aware UI. The folder tree lives in the custom table wp_realmedialibrary, while the mapping from each folder to its attachments sits in wp_realmedialibrary_posts. Galleries and gallery folders are stored in the same structure. The plugin's tree UI is excellent for one-folder-at-a-time browsing, but cross-folder questions like 'which uploads sit in more than one folder' or 'which folders hold images over 1 MB' need a list shape the tree does not natively offer.

SleekView reads the same tables Real Media Library uses and pivots them into proper columns on the attachment row. Folder breadcrumb, parent folder, folder type (regular, gallery, collection), file size, MIME type, uploader, and upload date all become first-class sortable columns. Saved views like 'attachments outside any folder', 'galleries holding more than 50 items', or 'PDFs in the Documents tree larger than 5 MB' load in one click and can be shared across editors. A folder cell rendered as a breadcrumb keeps the visual hierarchy while the list shape unlocks audit work.

Inline edits route through Real Media Library's own assignment functions, so moves stay consistent with the tree counts, the gallery shortcodes, and any access rules the plugin enforces. Bulk moves, bulk retags, and bulk MIME-aware cleanups all run through the same hooks. The folder UX stays where editors like it; the table view is for the audit, the cleanup, and the cross-folder reports.

Real Media Library makes one shape of media work feel native: browsing inside a folder, dragging assets around, building gallery collections. The plugin is a serious replacement for the default media library and the tree UI is excellent. The shape it does not natively solve is the cross-folder audit, and on a long-running site the cross-folder audit is where the work lives.

A marketing lead wants every asset in any Marketing subtree filtered by MIME and upload year. A curator wants every attachment with no folder, sorted by size, so the heaviest strays get homes first. An agency wants a per-folder storage report for a quarterly conversation.

None of those are easy to answer in the tree, no matter how good the navigation is, and the default media library columns ignore the wp_realmedialibrary structure entirely. SleekView reads the same tables Real Media Library already maintains and turns them into a flat, sortable, filterable list with folder, type, MIME, and size as proper columns. The tree keeps doing what it does best, the table sits beside it for the audits, bulk moves, and reports the tree was never the right shape for.