Does anyone know if it is possible to change the loading animation when you first hit a Discourse site? The four or five circular dots…

There are old discussions about this topic [image] Introducing Discourse Splash - A visual preloader displayed while site assets load Announcements The splash lives in a different CSS scope, so sadly, you won’t be able to modify the CSS via themes. That said, we do have p…

It’s possible now [image] Branding the Discourse splash screen with custom SVG images megaphoneAnnouncements This feature has been highly requested here on Meta Personal branding for the splash screen . We have now added the option to add an SVG, either stati…

Change loading animation

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Moin February 4, 2026, 2:43pm 3

It’s possible now

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