WP Event Aggregator writes every imported event into a WordPress events post type, with origin slug, source event ID, import run date, and feed name stored as postmeta. The plugin's admin shows two surfaces: the front-end events list and a separate import history screen. Neither surface lets an editor see source, category, and venue together for a single working day.

SleekView reads the events CPT and promotes the aggregator's postmeta keys to columns. Origin (eventbrite, meetup, facebook, ical), import date, source event ID, category, and venue all appear on the same row. Filtering by origin or category gives editors a slice that the default list does not produce, and the saved view becomes the daily review surface.

Inline edits write through standard WordPress APIs, so cleanup work (fixing a typo on an imported title, retagging a misclassified event) runs in seconds rather than per-record clicks. The same dataset feeds the SleekView kanban and chart views when a different angle is needed.

Aggregation is a quiet workflow when it works and an emergency when it does not. WP Event Aggregator captures the right metadata on every import (origin slug, import timestamp, source event ID, category, venue) but the default admin treats that metadata as audit-trail content rather than working columns. The cost shows up the day a city calendar realizes Eventbrite has been quiet for two weeks and nobody noticed because the import log scrolls.

SleekView turns the same postmeta into a real grid where source, category, and venue are visible at a glance. Saved views become the editorial ritual: morning review, duplicate sweep, weekly source check. The plugin keeps owning the imports; SleekView just makes what arrives editable in a workspace that matches the editorial work.