# Show a loader starting page for slow connections?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-a-loader-starting-page-for-slow-connections/42981>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2016年四月22日 11:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-a-loader-starting-page-for-slow-connections/42981 "2016-04-22T11:00:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![daveaevion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/daveaevion/32/131677_2.png) [@daveaevion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daveaevion)\
**Post date:** [2018年三月30日 07:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-a-loader-starting-page-for-slow-connections/42981/20 "2018-03-30T07:56:31Z")

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Here’s a CSS hack if y’all are still interested:

> [@Found a workable CSS hack to show spinner/loader on slow initial load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-workable-css-hack-to-show-spinner-loader-on-slow-initial-load/84199):
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> I’ve read a few posts about people wanting a spinner or loading image for the initial discourse load as it may be quite slower than subsequent loads. I realize this is a CSS hack and not a fancy or beautiful fix, but it is working well enough for my discourse needs. Update with theme component [https://github.com/daveaevion/discourse-spinner-theme-component](https://github.com/daveaevion/discourse-spinner-theme-component) If you want to use the discourse spinner on the initial load in addition to between page loads, follow the following steps. Step 1: Add …

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