Business Directory Plugin splits the workflow between post_status (Pending vs Publish) and a payment status stored separately in postmeta and the wpbdp_payments table. A single status column based on post_status alone would conflate approved-but-unpaid listings with approved-and-paid ones. The virtual field combines both signals so the board surfaces Awaiting Payment as its own column, which is the only way moderation makes practical sense at scale.

The plugin stores the featured tier in wpbdp_featured_level postmeta, with values that map to fee plan configuration. SleekView reads that value and renders a corner badge per card with a color that matches the tier (gold, silver, bronze, or none). The badge is visible across all columns, so moderators see featured listings stand out wherever they are in the workflow.

Yes. Status changes fire wpbdp_listing_status_changed, which is the hook the plugin uses to send its approval, payment, renewal, and expiration emails. The board does not bypass any of the existing notification workflow; it just changes how moderators trigger the status transitions, from a five-click editor save to one drag.

SleekView blocks the drop and surfaces a tooltip explaining that the listing is unpaid. The drag completes only if the fee plan is free or if a moderator with the right capability overrides the block from the card menu. This mirrors what the plugin already does when an admin tries to manually publish an unpaid listing through the editor, so the directory's paid-only rules stay enforced.

Yes. The plugin's wpbdp_category taxonomy is exposed as a filter, and SleekView supports the same hierarchical category tree the public directory uses. Moderators can pin the board to one category (Restaurants, Health, Services) and the filter persists per user. Combined with grouping by virtual status, this gives each moderator a focused queue per area of responsibility.

Yes. SleekView honors the same edit_wpbdp_listing and edit_published_wpbdp_listings capabilities the plugin uses. Volunteer moderators with view-only access see the cards but the drag handle is disabled, paid moderators with edit rights can drag within their assigned categories, and only admins can write-protect or unlock the Expired column.

Yes. The Renew card menu action calls the same renewal workflow the plugin's public-facing renewal page uses, which writes a new expires_on postmeta value and clears the expired flag. The card moves from Expired to Published, the listing reappears in the public directory, and the plugin's renewal-paid email fires through the standard hook.

Yes. SleekView paginates each column independently and lazy-loads as you scroll, so a directory with ten thousand active and historic listings renders the visible board in well under a second. The query is a single indexed lookup against wp_posts, the postmeta join, and the wpbdp_payments lookup, with Expired collapsed by default to keep the working board fast.