SleekView for SSL Zen

Q: What data does the table read?

Only SSL Zen's option entries: certificate metadata, renewal target, verification method, verification result and forced-HTTPS state. No direct calls to Lets Encrypt or to the ACME server.

Q: Does it issue or renew certificates?

No. SSL Zen still owns ACME requests, verification and installation. SleekView only reads what the plugin already wrote to WordPress options.

Q: Can I plan renewals from the grid?

Yes. Sort by days remaining or save a view filtered to days < 7. The grid becomes a working renewal queue available in one click.

Q: Can I see failed verifications?

Yes. Filter to verification_result = failed and the grid becomes a working ACME triage view. Combine with a per-host filter to focus on one webserver.

Q: Will it work across a multisite?

Yes. The grid scopes to a single site or rolls up across the network, pulling each site's SSL Zen options in turn. A network-wide renewal cockpit becomes one screen.

Q: Is this a replacement for SSL Zen?

No. SSL Zen still owns issuance, verification and installation. SleekView is the reading surface for the option data it already produces.

Q: Will it slow the admin?

No. Only the rows on the current page are queried, and SSL Zen's options are a small set of option rows per site. The grid renders in well under a second.

Q: Can I export the queue?

Yes. Any filtered set exports to CSV with active filters preserved. Useful when handing renewals to an external ops team.

SSL Zen issues Lets Encrypt certificates from inside WordPress and writes their state to options: certificate metadata, renewal target, ACME verification result, forced-HTTPS flag. SleekView renders the fleet as a sortable, filterable renewal grid.

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ACME state is data. Render it as a renewal queue.

SSL Zen by SSL Zen issues free Lets Encrypt certificates from inside WordPress: it generates the CSR, verifies domain ownership via HTTP-01 (or DNS-01 in Premium), installs the certificate on supported hosts and keeps a renewal schedule. The state of each issued certificate lives in WordPress options: certificate metadata, renewal target date, verification method, last verification result, forced-HTTPS toggle.

SleekView reads those options across one site or every site in a multisite. Each row carries the site, the verification method, the days remaining, the last verification result, the renewal target and the status. Sort by days remaining to see the next renewal in the queue. Filter to verification_result = failed for an ACME triage view. Scope to under-7-day certificates for the immediate work list.

The plugin still owns issuance, verification and installation. SleekView is the reading surface for the option data SSL Zen maintains, with WP-native filters shared between the table view and any chart cards built on the same dataset.

Workflow

Turn SSL Zen options into a renewal grid

Read the SSL Zen options

SleekView detects SSL Zen and lists its option entries: certificate metadata, renewal target, verification method, verification result and forced-HTTPS state on one site or every site in a multisite.

Map the columns

Site, verification method, days remaining, last verification, renewal target, status. Six columns answer the questions a renewal team asks every Monday morning.

Save the queue views

Save a view filtered to days remaining < 7, another to verification_result = failed, another to a single host for an ACME triage. Each one becomes a one-click cockpit.

Drill or export

Click a row to open the SSL Zen settings on that site, or export the filtered set to CSV. Renewal work becomes a shareable queue, not a calendar reminder.

Sample columns

A typical SSL Zen renewal grid

Each site as one row: verification method, days remaining, last verification, renewal target and status.

Source: SSL Zen option entries for certificates, verification and forced-HTTPS

Site	Method	Days left	Last verification	Renewal target	Status
sleekwp.com	HTTP-01	62	2026-05-14	2026-07-16	Active
blog.sleekwp.com	DNS-01	27	2026-05-14	2026-06-11	Renew soon
shop.sleekwp.com	HTTP-01	5	2026-05-15	2026-05-20	Renew now
docs.sleekwp.com	HTTP-01	—	2026-05-15	—	Verification failed
demo.sleekwp.com	DNS-01	84	2026-05-12	2026-08-07	Active

Comparison

Default SSL Zen admin vs SleekView

Default SSL Zen admin

Certificate status is shown per site, no aggregate renewal queue
No saved view for under-7-day certificates
Filtering to a single verification method needs URL parameter tricks
Failed verifications are visible per site, not as a cross-site list
No CSV export of a filtered queue for the renewal team

SleekView

One row per site with method, days remaining and verification result
Sortable columns for days remaining and renewal target
Saved view for under-7-day certificates or failed verifications
Spot the host whose HTTP-01 is intermittently failing before expiry
Export any filtered set to CSV with active filters preserved

Features

What SleekView gives you for SSL Zen

Renewal queue as a grid

Render SSL Zen's options across every site as a sortable table. Renewal teams see the queue on one screen instead of a calendar reminder.

Saved views per concern

Save a view for under-7-day certificates and another for failed verifications. The renewal team has one screen per concern instead of a spreadsheet.

Share with the renewal team

Export any filtered slice to CSV with active filters preserved. Renewal work becomes a shareable queue, not an internal-only chore.

Audience

Who uses SleekView for SSL Zen

Agency ops

Open one grid scoped to the client portfolio: method, days remaining, last verification. The renewal queue is one screen, not a spreadsheet.

Hosting and DevOps

Pin a view filtered to verification_result = failed. Spot the host whose HTTP-01 is intermittently failing weeks before the certificate expires.

Compliance reviewers

Use the active-certificate KPI and renewal column as evidence of HTTPS coverage. Export the audit set to CSV for security questionnaires.

The bigger picture

Why free certificates still need a working queue

Lets Encrypt is fantastic at making certificates cheap. It is not by itself the answer to keeping a fleet of WordPress sites in good standing. Certificates renew every ninety days, verification depends on DNS or webserver state that can drift, and there is always one site whose renewal quietly fails on the wrong host.

SSL Zen automates the issuance and renewal, then writes the result to WordPress options. SleekView leaves issuance and verification entirely with the plugin and lays a working grid over the options. An agency tracks renewals across a portfolio.

A DevOps lead spots a slow-failing host. A compliance reviewer gets the HTTPS-coverage picture as a live link. Same plugin, same Lets Encrypt flow, much better renewal surface.

Questions

Common questions about SleekView for SSL Zen