added loader to the view count and some code refactoring

_config-prod.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ id: 'blog'
 
 url: "https://blog.kottedi.in"
 
+show_drafts: false
+future: false
+
 # Custom configuration
 custom-config:
   blog-services:

_config-uat.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ id: 'blog-uat'
 
 url: "https://blog-uat.kottedi.in"
 
+show_drafts: true
+future: true
+
 # Custom configuration
 custom-config:
   blog-services:

_config.yml

@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ jekyll-archives:
     tag: /tags/:name/
     category: /categories/:name/
 
-show_drafts: false
-future: false
+show_drafts: true
+future: true
 
 
 # Custom configuration

_includes/loader.html

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<i id="{{include.id}}" class="fa-solid fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i>

_includes/post-counter.html

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <i class="fa fa-eye fa-fw me-1" {% if include.tooltip %} title="{{site.data.locales[include.lang].post.views}}"
   data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" {% endif %}></i>
+{% include loader.html id="postcountloader" %}
 <em id="visit-count">
 </em>
 
 <script>
-  document.getElementById("postvisitcounter").style.visibility = "hidden";
+  document.getElementById("visit-count").style.display = "none";
+  document.getElementById("postcountloader").style.display = "inline-block";
   function ajax(url) {
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
       var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@
     .then(function (result) {
       console.log(result); // Code depending on result
       document.getElementById('visit-count').innerText = result;
-      document.getElementById("postvisitcounter").style.visibility = "visible";
+      document.getElementById("postcountloader").style.display = "none";
+      document.getElementById("visit-count").style.display = "inline-block";
     })
     .catch(function () {
       // An error occurred

_layouts/post.html

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tail_includes:
     </div>
 
     <!-- post counter -->
-    <div id="postvisitcounter">
+    <div>
       <!-- {{ site.data.locales[lang].post.views }}  -->
       {% include post-counter.html tooltip=true lang=lang %}
     </div>