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Add In-App Loading Indicator for Admin Actions in Playground

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[Type] Enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

Discussion: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/discussions/1335

Currently, when users interact with the WordPress Playground admin panel, such as navigating menus, opening the dashboard, or triggering admin actions, there is no visual feedback indicating that something is loading or being processed. This lack of a loading indicator can lead to user confusion or repeated clicks due to the absence of any progress cue.

In a normal browser-based WordPress environment, the browser’s native loading indicator (in the URL bar or tab) provides feedback that a navigation event is in progress. However, since Playground runs entirely in-browser and within a sandboxed iframe-like environment, there is no equivalent visual cue available by default.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start with the discussion at github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/discussions/1335, then trace the Playground admin panel's menu navigation and admin-action handling. Done means users receive visible loading feedback while these operations are in progress.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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