# Dashboard 2.0 Template - pause until external library is loaded

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**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [23 July 2025 18:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-template-pause-until-external-library-is-loaded/98277 "2025-07-23T18:22:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2025 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-template-pause-until-external-library-is-loaded/98277/2 "2025-07-23T18:47:26Z")

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This example loads echarts - look at how it checks for the thing to be loaded before usage : [How to configure Echarts in Dashboard 2? - #4 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-configure-echarts-in-dashboard-2/87259/4)

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