Show a loader starting page for slow connections?

[daveaevion]

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

Found a workable CSS hack to show spinner/loader on slow initial load

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 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 …