Tired of writing skeleton divs? I built a React Layout Skeletonizer to automate it. Got 97+ downloads in under 20 hours!

🚀 Stop Writing Skeleton Loaders Manually — Meet react-layout-skeletonizer

Hey everyone 👋

I'm Muhammad Wamiq Siddiqui — a React developer who got tired of writing endless <div class="skeleton"> blocks every time my layout had a loading state.

So I built something to fix that.

Introducing:

👉 react-layout-skeletonizer

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🌟 Overview

react-layout-skeletonizer allows you to easily display loading placeholders for entire layouts — headers, sections, text, and more — while preserving your design structure.

It automatically generates skeletons from your existing layout — no need to manually rewrite HTML or create separate skeleton components.

Just wrap your layout and trigger your loading state.

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💡 Why I Built It

Every project I worked on needed loading skeletons.

And every time, I found myself copying and pasting <div> blocks, just to mimic my layout’s structure while fetching data.

So I thought — why not create a component that:

• Takes your actual layout
• Detects structure (HTML tags)
• Replaces it with animated skeleton placeholders
• Then automatically restores your layout once data loads

That’s exactly what this package does.

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⚙️ Installation

npm install react-layout-skeletonizer

OR

yarn add react-layout-skeletonizer

🔧 Usage Example

import Skeletonize from "react-layout-skeletonizer";

function UserProfile({ isLoading, user }) {
  return (
    <Skeletonize isLoading={isLoading}>
      <div className="profile">
        <h2>{user.name}</h2>
        <p>{user.bio}</p>
      </div>
    </Skeletonize>
  );
}

That’s it. When isLoading is true, your layout turns into a sleek animated skeleton — no need to create a separate skeleton component.

🧱 Works Great With Static Layouts

It handles all standard HTML layouts (div, p, h1-h6, section, article, etc.)
and integrates seamlessly with your favorite UI libraries.

🧩 Recommended Practice

If you’re using complex wrappers like Formik, React Hook Form, or custom components:
👉 Wrap the inner layout instead of the outer form.

That way, your skeleton only affects the visible content, not the underlying logic.

🧠 Example: Complex Layout

<Skeletonize isLoading={isLoading}>
  <form>
    <h3>Edit Profile</h3>
    <input type="text" />
    <button>Save</button>
  </form>
</Skeletonize>

Simple, clean, and maintainable. No extra code.

✨ Features

✅ Automatic layout-based skeletons
✅ TypeScript ready
✅ Lightweight (~2KB gzipped)
✅ Zero dependencies
✅ Works with SSR and static markup
✅ Built with Vite

🔮 What’s Next

I’m planning to add:

🎨 Theming (light/dark skeletons)

🕒 Delayed skeleton appearance (to avoid flicker)

⚡ Animated pulse control

📦 Try It Out

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-layout-skeletonizer

GitHub: https://github.com/wamiqsiddiqui/react-layout-skeletonizer.git

🧠 Final Thoughts

This project started as a small weekend idea —
and it got 97+ downloads in under 20 hours, which blew my mind 🤯

If this helps you or your team simplify your loading states, I’d love your feedback, stars ⭐, and contributions!

Thanks for reading! 🙌

Made with ❤️ by Muhammad Wamiq Siddiqui