Smush Pro writes per-attachment data to wp_postmeta under wp-smpro-smush-data and smush-stats, with savings, compression mode (lossless, super-smush, ultra), webp generation flag, and CDN flag inside the serialized arrays. Folder-scan results outside the media library go into wp_smush_dir_images. Global settings including the API key and lazy load configuration live in wp_options under wp-smush-settings. The Smush dashboard rolls all of this into totals and progress bars; per-image triage means clicking into each attachment.

SleekView reads the Smush postmeta and wp_smush_dir_images table, then joins to wp_posts. One row per asset can show the attachment, compression mode, savings, webp status, CDN status, lazy load status, and last optimization time. Sort by savings to find heavy wins, filter to CDN off or webp missing for delivery audits, or group by post type to see which templates dominate the savings ledger.

SleekView routes inline reoptimization and webp generation through Smush's own functions so the plugin's queue, API quota, and CDN integration stay authoritative. Saved views like CDN missing or Lossless still pending can be scoped per role, useful for letting a media manager work on the library without exposing the API key in wp-smush-settings.

Smush Pro bundles compression, webp generation, lazy loading, and a CDN into one plugin, which is convenient and operationally opaque in equal measure. The default dashboard reports each feature as a global number: total savings, total CDN bandwidth, total lazy-loaded images. Those numbers are useful for an executive summary and largely useless for the team trying to figure out why a specific landing page is heavy or why the CDN is not being hit on a product category.

SleekView turns the same Smush data into a list with mode, savings, webp, CDN, and lazy load as columns. Delivery gaps sort to the top, compression policy mismatches cluster by post type, and media managers maintain their own corners of the library without the API key. The plugin keeps owning the optimization and delivery pipeline; SleekView just makes the inventory queryable so the team responsible for performance can read it without root access to the server.