Add CSS animation as Preloader to WordPress

I found a CSS animation snippet on Codepen, and would like to add it in my WordPress site for preloader animation, but I couldn’t find any related help or plugin that would allow me to add a Preloader with custom CSS animation.

I tried googling, but all I could find was plugins that accepts “GIF animation” for preloader animation. But, I want to use “CSS animation” instead of “GIF animation”.

Any suggestions?

P.S. I only have a moderate knowledge of WordPress.

Answers:

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Method 1

You can accomplish this by setting a class on the body and removing it with JS when the page is loaded. This is just a basic example but it’ll work out of the box.

 // Add specific CSS class by filter
add_filter( 'body_class', 'my_class_names' );
function my_class_names( $classes ) {
    // add 'class-name' to the $classes array
    $classes[] = 'preloader-visible';
    // return the $classes array
    return $classes;
}

// Add preloader style
add_action('wp_head', function(){ ?>
  <style>
    /** let's every child  of body know there is a loader visible */
    body.preloader-visible {
      background:red;
    }

    /** by default loader is hidden */
    body > .loader {
       display:none;
    }

    /** when loader is active the loader will show */
    body.preloader-visible > .loader {
       display:block;
    }
  </style>
  <?php
});

// Remove preloader when document is ready
add_action('wp_footer', function(){ ?>
  <script>
    (function($){

      $(function () {

          $('body').removeClass('preloader-visible');

      });

    })(jQuery);
  </script>
  <?php
});

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