nextjs-toploader
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A Next.js Top Loading Bar component made using nprogress, works with Next.js 14 and React.
Next Js TopLoader
using npm:
npm install nextjs-toploader
using yarn:
yarn add nextjs-toploader
import using:
import NextTopLoader from 'nextjs-toploader';
app/layout.js for app folder structureFor rendering add <NextTopLoader /> to your return() inside the <body></body> of RootLayout():
import NextTopLoader from 'nextjs-toploader';
export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
return (
<html lang="en">
<body>
<NextTopLoader />
{children}
</body>
</html>
);
}
pages/_app.js for pages folder structureFor rendering add <PagesTopLoader /> to your return() in MyApp() (Recommended):
import { PagesTopLoader } from 'nextjs-toploader/pages';
export default function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
return (
<>
<PagesTopLoader />
<Component {...pageProps} />;
</>
);
}
You can also use <NextTopLoader /> in pages router, but it's recommended to use <PagesTopLoader /> for useRouter hook support from nextjs-toploader version 2.6.12 onwards
useRouter hookuseRouter hook usage with app/layout.js for app folder structureFor triggering TopLoader when using useRouter hook (app router):
// Import the useRouter hook from nextjs-toploader to trigger the TopLoader
import { useRouter } from 'nextjs-toploader/app';
Then simply use it in your code for example:
const router = useRouter();
router.push('/some-page');
useRouter hook usage with pages/_app.js for pages folder structureFor triggering TopLoader when using useRouter add <PagesTopLoader /> to your return() in MyApp() :
import { PagesTopLoader } from 'nextjs-toploader/pages';
export default function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
return (
<>
<PagesTopLoader />
<Component {...pageProps} />;
</>
);
}
For rendering add <NextTopLoader /> to your return() inside the component in App() in your App.js:
import NextTopLoader from 'nextjs-toploader';
const App = () => {
return (
<div>
<Router>
<NextTopLoader />
<Routes>{/* Your Routes Here */}</Routes>
</Router>
</div>
);
};
export default App;
If no props are passed to <NextTopLoader />, below is the default configuration applied.
<NextTopLoader
color="#2299DD"
initialPosition={0.08}
crawlSpeed={200}
height={3}
crawl={true}
showSpinner={true}
easing="ease"
speed={200}
shadow="0 0 10px #2299DD,0 0 5px #2299DD"
template='<div class="bar" role="bar"><div class="peg"></div></div>
<div class="spinner" role="spinner"><div class="spinner-icon"></div></div>'
zIndex={1600}
showAtBottom={false}
/>
color: to change the default color of TopLoader.initialPosition: to change initial position for the TopLoader in percentage, : 0.08 = 8%.crawlSpeed: increment delay speed in ms.speed: animation speed for the TopLoader in mseasing: animation settings using easing (a CSS easing string).height: height of TopLoader in px.crawl: auto incrementing behavior for the TopLoader.showSpinner: to show spinner or not.shadow: a smooth shadow for the TopLoader. (set to false to disable it)template: to include custom HTML attributes for the TopLoader.zIndex: defines zIndex for the TopLoader.showAtBottom: To show the TopLoader at bottom. (increase height for the TopLoader to ensure it's visibility at the mobile devices)NextTopLoaderProps (props passed to the TopLoader)| Name | Type | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
color | string | "#29d" |
initialPosition | number | 0.08 |
crawlSpeed | number | 200 |
height | number | 3 |
crawl | boolean | true |
showSpinner | boolean | true |
easing | string | "ease" |
speed | number | 200 |
shadow | string | false | "0 0 10px ${color}, 0 0 5px ${color}" |
template | string | "<div class=\"bar\" role=\"bar\"><div class=\"peg\"></div></div><div class=\"spinner\" role=\"spinner\"><div class=\"spinner-icon\"></div></div>" |
zIndex | number | 1600 |
showAtBottom | boolean | false |
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v3.6.12
Added new import for PagesTopLoader
Added new import for custom useRouter hook
FAQs
A Next.js Top Loading Bar component made using nprogress, works with Next.js 15 and Next.js 14 and React.
The npm package nextjs-toploader receives a total of 144,577 weekly downloads. As such, nextjs-toploader popularity was classified as popular.
We found that nextjs-toploader demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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