Small fix tweaks

web/package.json

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "react-app-polyfill": "^0.2.0",
     "react-color": "^2.19.3",
     "react-confirm": "^0.1.18",
+    "react-content-loader": "^6.2.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-helmet": "^6.0.0",
     "react-joyride": "^2.4.0",

web/src/api/groups.js

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import api from '.';
+import actions from '../actions';
+import { store } from '..';
 
 export const groups = {
   create(data, success, fail) {
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ export const groups = {
     api.authenticatedRequest('DELETE', `/groups/${id}`, null, success, fail);
   },
   getMine(success, fail) {
+    store.dispatch(actions.groups.request());
     api.authenticatedRequest('GET', '/groups', null, data => success && success(data.groups), fail);
   },
   get(id, success, fail) {

web/src/components/includes/DiscoverCard.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Card, List } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Card, List, Dimmer } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { BulletList } from 'react-content-loader'
 import UserChip from './UserChip';
 import api from '../../api';
 import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
@@ -8,23 +9,25 @@ import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
 export default function ExploreCard({ count }) {
   const [highlightProjects, setHighlightProjects] = useState([]);
   const [highlightUsers, setHighlightUsers] = useState([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   
   useEffect(() => {
+    setLoading(true);
     api.search.discover(count || 3, ({ highlightProjects, highlightUsers }) => {
       setHighlightProjects(highlightProjects);
       setHighlightUsers(highlightUsers);
+      setLoading(false);
     });
   }, []);
   
-  if ((highlightProjects?.length === 0 || highlightUsers?.length === 0)) return null;
-
   return (
     <Card fluid>
       <Card.Content>
-        {highlightProjects?.length > 0 && <>
         <h4>Discover a project</h4>
+        {loading && <BulletList />}
+        {highlightProjects?.length > 0 && <>
           <List relaxed>
-            {highlightProjects.map(p =>
+            {highlightProjects?.map(p =>
               <List.Item key={p._id}>
                 <List.Icon name='book' size='large' verticalAlign='middle' />
                 <List.Content>
@@ -35,10 +38,11 @@ export default function ExploreCard({ count }) {
           </List>
         </>}
   
-        {highlightUsers?.length > 0 && <>
         <h4>Find others on {utils.appName()}</h4>
+        {loading && <BulletList />}
+        {highlightUsers?.length > 0 && <>
           <List relaxed>
-            {highlightUsers.map(u =>
+            {highlightUsers?.map(u =>
               <List.Item key={u._id}>
                 <List.Content>
                   <UserChip user={u} className='umami--click--discover-user'/>

web/src/components/includes/NavBar.jsx

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Link, useNavigate, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
-import { Loader, List, Popup, Modal, Grid, Icon, Button, Container, Dropdown } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Modal, Menu, Button, Container, Dropdown } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import api from '../../api';
 import actions from '../../actions';
 import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
 import logo from '../../images/logo/main.png';
 import UserChip from './UserChip';
 import SupporterBadge from './SupporterBadge';
+import SearchBar from './SearchBar';
 
 const StyledNavBar = styled.div`
   height:60px;
@@ -18,12 +19,10 @@ const StyledNavBar = styled.div`
   .logo{
     height:40px;
     margin-top:5px;
-  }
-  .nav-links{
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    .ui.button{
-      margin-right: 8px;
+    margin-right: 50px;
+    transition: opacity 0.3s;
+    &:hover{
+      opacity: 0.5;
     }
   }
   .only-mobile{
@@ -33,56 +32,23 @@ const StyledNavBar = styled.div`
   }
   .above-mobile{
     @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
-      display:none;
+      display:none !important;
     }
   }
 `;
 
-const SearchBar = styled.div`
-  background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
-  padding-left:5px;
-  padding-top: 3px;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius:5px;
-  transition: background-color 0.5s;
-  margin-right:8px;
-  display:inline-block;
-  &:before{
-    display:inline-block;
-    content: '🔍';
-  }
-  &:focus-within{
-    background-color:rgba(250,250,250,0.5);
-    color:rgb(50,50,50);
-    input {
-      outline: none;
-    }
-    input::placeholder {
-      color:black;
-    }
-  }
-  input{
-    border:none;
-    background:none;
-    padding:8px;
-  }
-`;
-
-function NavBar() {
+export default function NavBar() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const location = useLocation();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const { isAuthenticated, user, groups, helpModalOpen, searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching } = useSelector(state => {
+  const { isAuthenticated, user, groups, helpModalOpen } = useSelector(state => {
     const user = state.users.users.filter(u => state.auth.currentUserId === u._id)[0];
     const groups = state.groups.groups.filter(g => utils.isInGroup(user, g._id));
     const { isAuthenticated } = state.auth;
-    const { helpModalOpen, searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching } = state.app;
-    return { isAuthenticated, user, groups, helpModalOpen, searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching };
+    const { helpModalOpen } = state.app;
+    return { isAuthenticated, user, groups, helpModalOpen };
   });
 
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  useEffect(() => {
-    dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(false));
-  }, [dispatch]);
-
   const logout = () => api.auth.logout(() => {
     dispatch(actions.auth.logout());
     dispatch(actions.users.syncDrift(false))
@@ -90,77 +56,17 @@ function NavBar() {
     navigate('/');
   });
 
-  const search = () => {
-    dispatch(actions.app.updateSearching(true));
-    api.search.all(searchTerm, r => dispatch(actions.app.updateSearchResults(r)));
-  };
-
   return (
     <StyledNavBar>
       <Container style={{display:'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center'}}>
           <Link to="/"><img alt={`${utils.appName()} logo`} src={logo} className="logo" /></Link>
-        {isAuthenticated
-          ? (
-            <div className='nav-links'>
-              <Popup basic on='focus' open={searchPopupOpen}
-                onOpen={e => dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(true))} onClose={e => dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(false))}
-                trigger={<SearchBar><input placeholder='Click to search...' value={searchTerm} onChange={e => dispatch(actions.app.updateSearchTerm(e.target.value))} onKeyDown={e => e.keyCode === 13 && search()} /></SearchBar>}
-                content={<div style={{width: 300}} className='joyride-search'>
-                  {!searchResults?.users && !searchResults?.groups ?
-                    <small>
-                      {searching
-                        ? <span><Loader size='tiny' inline active style={{marginRight: 10}}/> Searching...</span>
-                        : <span>Type something and press enter to search</span>
-                      }
-                    </small>
-                    : <>
-                    {(!searchResults.users?.length && !searchResults?.groups?.length && !searchResults?.projects?.length) ?
-                      <span><small>No results found</small></span>
-                    :
-                    <Grid stackable>
-                      {searchResults?.users?.length > 0 &&
-                        <Grid.Column width={6}>
-                          {searchResults?.users?.map(u =>
-                            <div style={{marginBottom: 5}}><UserChip user={u} key={u._id} /></div>
-                          )}
-                        </Grid.Column>
-                      }
-                      {(searchResults?.projects.length > 0 || searchResults.groups.length > 0) &&
-                        <Grid.Column width={10}>
-                          <List>
-                            {searchResults?.projects?.map(p =>
-                              <List.Item key={p._id}>
-                                <List.Icon name='book' size='large' verticalAlign='middle' />
-                                <List.Content>
-                                  <List.Header as={Link} to={'/' + p.fullName}>{p.name}</List.Header>
-                                  <List.Description><UserChip compact user={p.owner} /></List.Description>
-                                </List.Content>
-                              </List.Item>
-                            )}
-                            {searchResults?.groups?.map(g =>
-                              <List.Item key={g._id}>
-                                <List.Icon name='users' size='large' verticalAlign='middle' />
-                                <List.Content>
-                                  <List.Header as={Link} to={`/groups/${g._id}`}>{g.name}</List.Header>
-                                  <List.Description><small>{g.closed ? <span><Icon name='lock' /> Closed group</span> : <span>Open group</span>}</small></List.Description>
-                                </List.Content>
-                              </List.Item>
-                            )}
-                          </List>
-                        </Grid.Column>
-                      }
-                    </Grid>
-                  }</>}
-                </div>} />
-
-              <span className='above-mobile'>
-                <Button as={Link} to="/" size="small" icon='home' basic content='Home' />
-              </span>
-
-              {groups.length > 0 &&
-                <span className='above-mobile'>
-                <Dropdown icon={null} direction='left' pointing='top right'
-                  trigger={<Button size='small' icon='users' basic content='Groups'/>}
+          <div style={{flex: 1}}>
+            <Menu secondary>
+              <Menu.Item className='above-mobile' as={Link} to='/' name='home' active={location.pathname === '/'} />
+              <Menu.Item className='above-mobile' as={Link} to='/explore' name='explore' active={location.pathname === '/explore'} />
+              <Menu.Item className='above-mobile' active={location.pathname.startsWith('/groups')} name='Groups'>
+                <Dropdown pointing='top left'
+                  trigger={<span>Groups</span>}
                 >
                   <Dropdown.Menu>
                     <Dropdown.Header icon='users' content='Your groups' />
@@ -171,14 +77,12 @@ function NavBar() {
                     <Dropdown.Item as={Link} to='/groups/new' icon='plus' content='Create a new group' />
                   </Dropdown.Menu>
                 </Dropdown>
-                </span>
-              }
+              </Menu.Item>
               
-              <span className='above-mobile'>
-                <Button size='small' icon='help' basic onClick={e => dispatch(actions.app.openHelpModal(true))}/>
-              </span>
-
-              <Dropdown direction="left" pointing="top right" icon={null} style={{marginLeft: 10, marginTop: 5}}
+              <Menu.Menu position='right'>
+                {isAuthenticated && <>
+                  <Menu.Item className='above-mobile'><SearchBar /></Menu.Item>
+                  <Dropdown direction="left" pointing="top right" icon={null} style={{ marginTop: 10}}
                     trigger={<UserChip user={user} withoutLink avatarOnly />}
                     >
                     <Dropdown.Menu style={{ minWidth: '200px', paddingTop: 10 }}>
@@ -198,33 +102,32 @@ function NavBar() {
                         <Dropdown.Item as={Link} to='/root'>Root</Dropdown.Item>
                       }
                       <Dropdown.Item as={Link} to='/docs'>Help</Dropdown.Item>
+                      <Dropdown.Item onClick={e => dispatch(actions.app.openHelpModal(true))}>About {utils.appName()}</Dropdown.Item>
                       <Dropdown.Item onClick={logout}>Logout</Dropdown.Item>
                     </Dropdown.Menu>
                   </Dropdown>
-            </div>
-          )
-          : (
-            <div className='nav-links'>
-              <span className="only-mobile">
-                <Dropdown
-                  icon={null}
-                  trigger={<Button basic icon="bars" />}
-                >
-                  <Dropdown.Menu direction="left">
-                    <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => dispatch(actions.auth.openLogin())}>Login</Dropdown.Item>
-                  </Dropdown.Menu>
-                </Dropdown>
-              </span>
-              <span className="above-mobile">
-                <Button basic color='teal' onClick={() => dispatch(actions.auth.openLogin())}>Login</Button>
-              </span>
-              <Button color="teal" onClick={() => dispatch(actions.auth.openRegister())}>
+                </>}
+                
+                {!isAuthenticated && <>
+                  <Menu.Item name='Login' onClick={() => dispatch(actions.auth.openLogin())} />
+                  <Menu.Item>
+                    <Button size='small' color="teal" onClick={() => dispatch(actions.auth.openRegister())}>
                       <span role="img" aria-label="wave">👋</span> Sign-up
                     </Button>
+                  </Menu.Item>
+                </>}
+              </Menu.Menu>
+            </Menu>
           </div>
-          )
+        </Container>
+        <AboutModal open={helpModalOpen} onClose={e => dispatch(actions.app.openHelpModal(false))} />
+      </StyledNavBar>
+    );
   }
-        <Modal open={helpModalOpen} onClose={e => dispatch(actions.app.openHelpModal(false))}>
+  
+  function AboutModal({ open, onClose }) {
+    return (
+      <Modal open={open} onClose={e => onClose()}>
         <Modal.Header>Welcome to {utils.appName()}!</Modal.Header>
         <Modal.Content>
           <h3>Introduction</h3>
@@ -245,12 +148,8 @@ function NavBar() {
           <p>If you have any comments or feedback please tell us by emailing <a href={`mailTo:${import.meta.env.VITE_CONTACT_EMAIL}`}>{import.meta.env.VITE_CONTACT_EMAIL}</a>!</p>
         </Modal.Content>
         <Modal.Actions>
-            <Button onClick={e => dispatch(actions.app.openHelpModal(false))} color='teal' icon='check' content='OK' />
+          <Button onClick={e => onClose()} color='teal' icon='check' content='OK' />
         </Modal.Actions>
       </Modal>
-      </Container>
-    </StyledNavBar>
     );
   }
-
-export default NavBar;

web/src/components/includes/PatternCard.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Card } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import UserChip from './UserChip';
+
+export default function PatternCard({ object, project, user }) {
+  if (!object) return null;
+  return (
+    <Card raised key={object._id} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} as={Link} to={`/${user?.username}/${project?.path}/${object._id}`}>
+      <div style={{ height: 200, backgroundImage: `url(${object.preview})`, backgroundSize: 'cover', backgroundPosition: 'top right', position: 'relative' }}>
+        {user && 
+          <div style={{position: 'absolute', top: 5, left: 5, padding: '3px 6px', background: 'rgba(250,250,250,0.8)', borderRadius: 5}}>
+            <UserChip user={user} />
+          </div>
+        }
+      </div>
+      <Card.Content>
+        <p style={{ wordBreak: 'break-all' }}>{object.name}</p>
+        {project?.path &&
+          <p style={{fontSize: 11, color: 'black'}}>{project.path}</p>
+        }
+      </Card.Content>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}

web/src/components/includes/PatternLoader.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Instagram, List } from 'react-content-loader';
+import { Card } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+
+export default function PatternLoader({ count, isCompact }) {
+  if (!count) count = 1;
+  return (<>
+    {[...new Array(count)].map((item, index) =>
+      <Card key={index}>{isCompact ? <Card.Content><List /></Card.Content> : <Instagram />}</Card>
+    )}
+  </>);
+}

web/src/components/includes/SearchBar.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { Popup, Loader, Grid, List, Input } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import actions from '../../actions';
+import api from '../../api';
+
+import UserChip from './UserChip';
+
+const StyledSearchBar = styled.div`
+  background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+  padding:5px;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius:5px;
+  transition: background-color 0.5s;
+  &:focus-within{
+    background-color:rgba(250,250,250,0.5);
+  }
+  input::placeholder {
+    color: black !important;
+  }
+`;
+
+export default function SearchBar() {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const { searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching } = useSelector(state => {
+    const { searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching } = state.app;
+    return { searchPopupOpen, searchTerm, searchResults, searching };
+  });
+  
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(false));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+  
+  const search = () => {
+    dispatch(actions.app.updateSearching(true));
+    api.search.all(searchTerm, r => dispatch(actions.app.updateSearchResults(r)));
+  };
+  
+  return (
+    <Popup basic on='focus' open={searchPopupOpen}
+      onOpen={e => dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(true))} onClose={e => dispatch(actions.app.openSearchPopup(false))}
+      trigger={
+        <StyledSearchBar><Input transparent size='small' placeholder='Search...' icon='search' iconPosition='left' value={searchTerm} onChange={e => dispatch(actions.app.updateSearchTerm(e.target.value))} onKeyDown={e => e.keyCode === 13 && search()} /></StyledSearchBar>
+      }
+      content={<div style={{width: 300}} className='joyride-search'>
+        {!searchResults?.users && !searchResults?.groups ?
+          <small>
+            {searching
+              ? <span><Loader size='tiny' inline active style={{marginRight: 10}}/> Searching...</span>
+              : <span>Type something and press enter to search</span>
+            }
+          </small>
+          : <>
+          {(!searchResults.users?.length && !searchResults?.groups?.length && !searchResults?.projects?.length) ?
+            <span><small>No results found</small></span>
+          :
+          <Grid stackable>
+            {searchResults?.users?.length > 0 &&
+              <Grid.Column width={6}>
+                {searchResults?.users?.map(u =>
+                  <div style={{marginBottom: 5}}><UserChip user={u} key={u._id} /></div>
+                )}
+              </Grid.Column>
+            }
+            {(searchResults?.projects.length > 0 || searchResults.groups.length > 0) &&
+              <Grid.Column width={10}>
+                <List>
+                  {searchResults?.projects?.map(p =>
+                    <List.Item key={p._id}>
+                      <List.Icon name='book' size='large' verticalAlign='middle' />
+                      <List.Content>
+                        <List.Header as={Link} to={'/' + p.fullName}>{p.name}</List.Header>
+                        <List.Description><UserChip compact user={p.owner} /></List.Description>
+                      </List.Content>
+                    </List.Item>
+                  )}
+                  {searchResults?.groups?.map(g =>
+                    <List.Item key={g._id}>
+                      <List.Icon name='users' size='large' verticalAlign='middle' />
+                      <List.Content>
+                        <List.Header as={Link} to={`/groups/${g._id}`}>{g.name}</List.Header>
+                        <List.Description><small>{g.closed ? <span><Icon name='lock' /> Closed group</span> : <span>Open group</span>}</small></List.Description>
+                      </List.Content>
+                    </List.Item>
+                  )}
+                </List>
+              </Grid.Column>
+            }
+          </Grid>
+        }</>}
+      </div>} 
+    />
+  );
+}

web/src/components/main/Home.jsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 import { Loader, Divider, Button, Message, Container, Segment, Grid, Card, Icon, List } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { BulletList } from 'react-content-loader'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import actions from '../../actions';
 import api from '../../api';
@@ -11,18 +12,19 @@ import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
 import UserChip from '../includes/UserChip';
 import HelpLink from '../includes/HelpLink';
 import ProjectCard from '../includes/ProjectCard';
+import PatternLoader from '../includes/PatternLoader';
 import Tour from '../includes/Tour';
 import DiscoverCard from '../includes/DiscoverCard';
 
 function Home() {
   const [runJoyride, setRunJoyride] = useState(false);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const { user, projects, groups, invitations, loadingProjects } = useSelector(state => {
+  const { user, projects, groups, invitations, loadingProjects, loadingGroups } = useSelector(state => {
     const user = state.users.users.filter(u => state.auth.currentUserId === u._id)[0];
     const groups = state.groups.groups.filter(g => utils.isInGroup(user, g._id));
     const invitations = state.invitations.invitations.filter(i => i.recipient === user?._id);
     const projects = state.projects.projects.filter(p => p.user === user?._id);
-    return { user, projects, groups, invitations, loadingProjects: state.projects.loading };
+    return { user, projects, groups, invitations, loadingProjects: state.projects.loading, loadingGroups: state.groups.loading };
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -89,11 +91,17 @@ function Home() {
 
           <DiscoverCard count={3} />
   
-          {(groups && groups.length) ?
           <Card fluid className='joyride-groups' style={{opacity: 0.8}}>
             <Card.Content>
               <Card.Header>Your groups</Card.Header>
 
+              {(loadingGroups && !groups?.length) ?
+                <div>
+                  <BulletList />
+                  <BulletList />
+                </div>
+                :
+                (groups?.length > 0 ?
                   <List relaxed>
                     {groups.map(g =>
                       <List.Item key={g._id}>
@@ -105,25 +113,26 @@ function Home() {
                       </List.Item>
                     )}
                   </List>
+                :
+                  <Card.Description>
+                    Groups enable you to join or build communities of weavers and makers with similar interests.
+                  </Card.Description>
+                )
+              }
+              <Divider hidden />
               <Button className='joyride-createGroup' fluid size='small' icon='plus' content='Create a new group' as={Link} to='/groups/new' />
               <HelpLink link={`/docs/groups`} text='Learn more about groups' marginTop/>
             </Card.Content>
           </Card>
-          :
-            <Message>
-              <Message.Header>Groups</Message.Header>
-              <p>Groups enable you to build communities of weavers and makers with similar interests. Create one for your weaving group or class today.</p>
-              <Button className='joyride-createGroup' as={Link} to='/groups/new' size='small' color='purple' icon='plus' content='Create a group' />
-            </Message>
-          }
 
           {(import.meta.env.VITE_PATREON_URL || import.meta.env.VITE_KOFI_URL) &&
             <Card fluid style={{opacity: 0.8}}>
               <Card.Content>
                 <Card.Header><span role="img" aria-label="Dancer">🕺</span> Support {utils.appName()}</Card.Header>
                 <Card.Description>{utils.appName()} is offered free of charge, but costs money to run and build. If you get value out of {utils.appName()} you may like to consider supporting it.</Card.Description>
+                <Divider hidden />
                 {import.meta.env.VITE_KOFI_URL &&
-                  <Button style={{marginTop: 10}} size='small' fluid as='a' href={import.meta.env.VITE_KOFI_URL} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' className='umami--click--kofi-button'><span role='img' aria-label='Coffee' style={{marginRight: 5}}>☕️</span> Buy me a coffee</Button>
+                  <Button size='small' fluid as='a' href={import.meta.env.VITE_KOFI_URL} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' className='umami--click--kofi-button'><span role='img' aria-label='Coffee' style={{marginRight: 5}}>☕️</span> Buy me a coffee</Button>
                 }
                 {import.meta.env.VITE_PATREON_URL &&
                   <Button style={{marginTop: 10}} size='small' fluid as='a' href={import.meta.env.VITE_PATREON_URL} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' className='umami--click--patreon-button'><span role='img' aria-label='Party' style={{marginRight: 5}}>🥳</span> Become a patron</Button>
@@ -135,42 +144,39 @@ function Home() {
         </Grid.Column>
 
         <Grid.Column computer={11} className='joyride-projects'>
-          {loadingProjects && !projects.length &&
-            <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}>
-              <h4>Loading your projects...</h4>
-              <Loader active inline="centered" />
-            </div>
-          }
-
-          {user && !loadingProjects && (!projects || !projects.length) &&
-            <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}>
-              <h1>
-                <span role="img" aria-label="chequered flag">🚀</span> Let's get started
-              </h1>
-              <Divider hidden/>
-              <Segment placeholder textAlign='center'>
-                <h3>On {utils.appName()}, your patterns and files are stored in <strong><span role="img" aria-label="box">📦</span> projects</strong></h3>
-                <p>Projects can contain anything: from rough ideas or design experiments through to commissions and exhibitions. Treat them as if they were just <span role="img" aria-label="folder">📁</span> folders on your computer.</p>
-                <p><HelpLink className='joyride-help' link={`/docs/projects`} text='Learn more about projects' marginTop/></p>
-                <Divider  />
-                <h4>Start by creating a new project. Don't worry, you can keep it private.</h4>
-                
-                <Button className='joyride-createProject' as={Link} to="/projects/new" color="teal" icon="plus" content="Create a project" />
-              </Segment>
-
-            </div>
-          }
-
-          {projects && projects.length > 0 &&
-            <div>
-              <Button className='joyride-createProject' as={Link} to="/projects/new" color='teal' content='Create a project' icon='plus' floated='right'/>
+          <div style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center'}}>
             <h2><Icon name='book' /> Your projects</h2>
+            <div><Button className='joyride-createProject' as={Link} to="/projects/new" color='teal' content='Create a project' icon='plus' /></div>
+          </div>
           <p>Projects contain the patterns and files that make up your creations.
             <HelpLink className='joyride-help' link={`/docs/projects`} text='Learn more about projects' marginLeft/>
           </p>
-              <Divider clearing hidden />
+          
+          <Divider hidden />
+        
+          {loadingProjects && !projects?.length &&
             <Card.Group itemsPerRow={2} stackable>
-                {projects && projects.map(proj => (
+              <PatternLoader isCompact count={3} />
+            </Card.Group>
+          }
+
+          {user && !loadingProjects && !projects?.length &&
+            <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}>
+              <Segment placeholder textAlign='center'>
+                <h3>On {utils.appName()}, your patterns and files are stored in <strong><span role="img" aria-label="box">📦</span> projects</strong></h3>
+                <p>Projects can contain anything: from rough ideas or design experiments through to commissions and exhibitions. Treat them as if they were just <span role="img" aria-label="folder">📁</span> folders on your computer.</p>
+                <Divider  section hidden />
+                <h4>Start by creating your first project. You can keep it private if you prefer.</h4>
+                
+                <Button className='joyride-createProject' as={Link} to="/projects/new" color="teal" icon="plus" content="Create a project" />
+              </Segment>
+            </div>
+          }
+
+          {projects?.length > 0 &&
+            <div>
+              <Card.Group itemsPerRow={2} stackable>
+                {projects.map(proj => (
                   <ProjectCard key={proj._id} project={proj} />
                 ))}
               </Card.Group>

web/src/components/main/explore/Explore.jsx

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Container, Card, Grid, Button } from 'semantic-ui-react';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import actions from '../../../actions';
 import api from '../../../api';
 import utils from '../../../utils/utils.js';
 
-import UserChip from '../../includes/UserChip';
 import DiscoverCard from '../../includes/DiscoverCard';
+import PatternCard from '../../includes/PatternCard';
+import PatternLoader from '../../includes/PatternLoader';
 import DraftPreview from '../projects/objects/DraftPreview';
 
 export default function Explore() {
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ export default function Explore() {
     return { objects: state.objects.exploreObjects, page: state.objects.explorePage };
   });
   
-  useEffect(() => {
+  /*useEffect(() => {
     if (page < 2) loadMoreExplore();
-  }, []);
+  }, []);*/
   
   function loadMoreExplore() {
     setLoading(true);
@@ -41,25 +41,14 @@ export default function Explore() {
           
           <Card.Group stackable doubling itemsPerRow={3} style={{marginTop: 30}}>
             {objects?.filter(o => o.projectObject && o.userObject).map(object =>
-              <Card raised key={object._id} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} as={Link} to={`/${object.userObject?.username}/${object.projectObject?.path}/${object._id}`}>
-                <div style={{ height: 200, backgroundImage: `url(${object.preview})`, backgroundSize: 'cover', backgroundPosition: 'top right', position: 'relative' }}>
-                  {object.userObject && 
-                    <div style={{position: 'absolute', top: 5, left: 5, padding: 3, background: 'rgba(250,250,250,0.5)', borderRadius: 5}}>
-                      <UserChip user={object.userObject} />
-                    </div>
-                  }
-                </div>
-                <Card.Content>
-                  <p style={{ wordBreak: 'break-all' }}>{object.name}</p>
-                  {object.projectObject?.path &&
-                    <p style={{fontSize: 11, color: 'black'}}>{object.projectObject.path}</p>
-                  }
-                </Card.Content>
-              </Card>
+              <PatternCard key={object._id} object={object} project={object.projectObject} user={object.userObject} />
             )}
+            {objects?.length === 0 && <>
+              <PatternLoader count={6} />
+            </>}
           </Card.Group>
           <div style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', marginTop: 30}}>
-            <Button loading={loading} onClick={loadMoreExplore}>Load more</Button>
+            <Button loading={loading} onClick={loadMoreExplore}>View more</Button>
           </div>
         </Grid.Column>
       </Grid>

web/src/components/main/projects/ObjectViewer.jsx

@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ function ObjectViewer() {
           </Dropdown>
 
           {user &&
-            <Dropdown icon={null} trigger={<Button size="small" icon="copy" secondary content="Copy to.." />}>
+            <Dropdown direction='left' icon={null} trigger={<Button size="small" icon="copy" secondary content="Copy to.." />}>
               <Dropdown.Menu>
                 <Dropdown.Header>Select a project to copy this pattern to</Dropdown.Header>
                 {myProjects?.map(myProject => <Dropdown.Item content={myProject.name} onClick={e => copyPattern(myProject)} />)}
+                {myProjects?.length === 0 && <Dropdown.Item>You don't have any projects.</Dropdown.Item>}
               </Dropdown.Menu>
             </Dropdown>
           }

web/src/components/marketing/Home.jsx

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
-import { Divider, Grid, Button, Container } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Divider, Grid, Button, Container, Card } from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import utils from '../../utils/utils.js';
 
+import PatternCard from '../includes/PatternCard';
+import PatternLoader from '../includes/PatternLoader';
 import projectImage from '../../images/project.png';
 import toolsImage from '../../images/tools.png';
 import filesImage from '../../images/files.png';
@@ -11,10 +15,14 @@ import filesImage from '../../images/files.png';
 const StyledHero = styled.div`
   background: linen;
   min-height: 200px;
-  margin-top: 10px;
+  padding-top: 50px;
 `;
 
 function MarketingHome({ onRegisterClicked }) {
+  const { objects } = useSelector(state => {
+    return { objects: state.objects.exploreObjects };
+  });
+  
   return (
     <div>
       <Helmet title='Home' />
@@ -55,6 +63,25 @@ function MarketingHome({ onRegisterClicked }) {
         </Container>
       </StyledHero>
       
+      <div style={{paddingTop: 75, marginBottom: 75, background: 'linear-gradient(linen, rgb(255,251,248)'}}>
+        <Container>
+          <div style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent:'space-between', alignItems: 'center'}}>
+            <h2>See what people have been creating</h2>
+            <Button size='large' as={Link} to='/explore' primary>Explore {utils.appName()}</Button>
+          </div>
+          <Card.Group stackable doubling itemsPerRow={3} style={{marginTop: 30}}>
+            {objects?.length > 0 &&
+              (objects?.filter(o => o.projectObject && o.userObject).slice(0, 2).map(object =>
+                <PatternCard object={object} project={object.projectObject} user={object.userObject} />
+              ))
+            }
+            {objects?.length === 0 && <>
+              <PatternLoader count={3} />
+            </>}
+          </Card.Group>
+        </Container>
+      </div>
+
       <Container style={{ marginTop: 50 }}>
         <Grid stackable centered>
           <Grid.Column computer={6} textAlign="right">

web/yarn.lock

@@ -2881,6 +2881,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"react-content-loader@npm:^6.2.1":
+  version: 6.2.1
+  resolution: "react-content-loader@npm:6.2.1"
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ">=16.0.0"
+  checksum: f777d408256a4218677e47f4cf3988d9fd8e556450e9b85ee1eb3952a5d5802573cea0df5eaf4dbc936c9522f355657de6f8ab0ecdf035d7dccdef15b45c9dae
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "react-dom@npm:^18.2.0":
   version: 18.2.0
   resolution: "react-dom@npm:18.2.0"
@@ -3564,6 +3573,7 @@ __metadata:
     react-app-polyfill: ^0.2.0
     react-color: ^2.19.3
     react-confirm: ^0.1.18
+    react-content-loader: ^6.2.1
     react-dom: ^18.2.0
     react-helmet: ^6.0.0
     react-joyride: ^2.4.0