No, it's an additional admin surface. The default per-product variation editor keeps working for merchants who like it. SleekView adds a cross-product variation table for ops, merchandising, and catalog teams that need row-level operations on the product_variation post type.

Yes. Attribute taxonomies are joined to product_variation via wp_term_relationships and exposed as filterable columns. Build a view filtered to pa_color=Red plus pa_size=L and every matching variation across all products is in one table.

Swatch hex and image-id meta is set on attribute terms in wp_termmeta and on variations in wp_postmeta depending on the swatch plugin's storage model. SleekView reads both and exposes them as editable columns where supported, so missing-swatch audits are a saved view rather than a per-product hunt.

Yes. SleekView writes through WooCommerce's variation CRUD where supported, so woocommerce_product_set_stock and price-related save hooks fire on every edit. Bulk operations iterate per row through CRUD so side effects are identical to manual edits.

Yes. Filter to the relevant attribute or category, select all, and inline-edit _sale_price on the selection. Each row writes through CRUD so the price index and any price-listener (sale-badge cache, search index) updates per row.

Queries hit indexed columns on wp_posts and the indexed meta_key + post_id path on wp_postmeta, with attribute-term filters using wp_term_relationships indexes. Pagination is keyset where possible so large catalogs stay responsive.

Yes. The parent product is joined via post_parent, exposing parent title, status, categories, and tags as columns. A variation row can include both variation-specific fields (stock, price) and parent-context fields (collection, season tag).

Yes. variable-subscription and subscription_variation from WooCommerce Subscriptions follow the same post-type structure and are exposed alongside standard variations. Recurring-price meta keys are surfaceable as columns.