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Loading GIF for Action Links

Overview

The Loading GIF for Action Links Plugin improves user experience by displaying a loading GIF during the processing of action links in your Tadabase app. The plugin dynamically detects changes in the class attribute, adding a CSS class to indicate the loading state and removing the loading GIF once the action is complete. This enhances visual feedback, ensuring a seamless user experience.

Use Cases

  • This plugin is ideal for applications with action links that trigger lengthy processes, such as form submissions, data processing, or API calls. It provides immediate visual feedback to users, indicating that their action is being processed, which helps to prevent multiple submissions and improves overall user satisfaction.

Installing the plugin

Prerequisites:

  1. The page must have a table component
  2. Javascript must be enabled (applicable if your're on trial account)

Step-by-Step Installation:

  1. Navigate to the page with this table, this can be a parent or child page. 
  2. Click on the Plugins
  3. Find the Loading GIF for Action Links plugin
  4. Select the table

Removing the Plugin

To remove the plugin, find the Javascript code that is surrounted with a comment for the plugin name and delete the code. Do the same for the CSS as well.