# Preload certain site images **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [25 Febbraio 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preload-certain-site-images/25699 "2015-02-25T19:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![MJDSys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@MJDSys](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MJDSys)\ **Post date:** [26 Febbraio 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preload-certain-site-images/25699/9 "2015-02-26T23:31:48Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Regardless the loading of the small 4kb image, which will have a > placeholder in the correct dimensions, pales in comparison to the 200+kb of > JavaScript the browser has to load, parse, and execute to get anything > other than a blank page displaying. > > I am not against it just pointing out this is the micro-est of micro > optimizations. I agree completely, it’s just a small papercut issue. I just noticed the loading of the logo image as especially pronounced, as it cause a flicker at the top of the page which continues. Once the logo is loaded, the transition is smoother. I guess loading the page didn’t bug me so much, as I knew I had to wait there. That being said, I’m working on setting up my own Discourse site. It has so far been a great experience, and it is a wonderful application. > [@DeanMarkTaylor](#): > > You can configure your own: > > Use this:[Redirecting to the HTML spec](http://w3c.github.io/preload/#preload) > > And user the admin option to add to the \ I tried that on my site, and neither Firefox nor Chrome seem to want to work with it. I’m going to keep poking at it, but this does seem like a great workaround for now. I’m really glad Discourse allows for such an easy change! --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preload-certain-site-images/25699)._