diff --git a/public/src/forum/account.js b/public/src/forum/account.js
index 41f1310b62..dfe3c9ed11 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/account.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/account.js
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ define(['forum/accountheader'], function(header) {
 			socket.emit('user.isOnline', theirid, Account.handleUserOnline);
 
 			socket.on('event:new_post', function(data) {
-				var html = templates.prepare(templates['account'].blocks['posts']).parse(data);
-				$('.user-recent-posts').prepend(html);
-				$('.user-recent-posts span.timeago').timeago();
+				templates.preload_template('account', function() {
+					templates['account'].parse({posts:[]});
+					var html = templates.prepare(templates['account'].blocks['posts']).parse(data);
+					$('.user-recent-posts').prepend(html);
+					$('.user-recent-posts span.timeago').timeago();
+				});
 			});
 
 		});
diff --git a/public/src/forum/accountposts.js b/public/src/forum/accountposts.js
index 7ca5c37ee9..4f6e09307e 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/accountposts.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/accountposts.js
@@ -34,20 +34,23 @@ define(['forum/accountheader'], function(header) {
 	}
 
 	function onTopicsLoaded(posts) {
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates['accountposts'].blocks['posts']).parse({
-			posts: posts
-		});
-
-		translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
-
-			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
-
-			html = $(translatedHTML);
-			html.find('img').addClass('img-responsive');
-			$('.user-favourite-posts').append(html);
-			$('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.createUserTooltips();
-			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+		templates.preload_template('accountposts', function() {
+			templates['accountposts'].parse(posts: []);
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['accountposts'].blocks['posts']).parse({
+				posts: posts
+			});
+
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+
+				$('#category-no-topics').remove();
+
+				html = $(translatedHTML);
+				html.find('img').addClass('img-responsive');
+				$('.user-favourite-posts').append(html);
+				$('span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
+				app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js b/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
index 144adfd26a..417da007bf 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
@@ -117,14 +117,17 @@ define(['uploader'], function(uploader) {
 					timeout: 2000
 				});
 
-				var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/categories'].blocks['categories']).parse({
-					categories: [data]
+				templates.preload_template('admin/categories', function() {
+					templates['admin/categories'].parse({categories:[]});
+					var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/categories'].blocks['categories']).parse({
+						categories: [data]
+					});
+					html = $(html);
+					html.find('[data-name="bgColor"], [data-name="color"]').each(enableColorPicker);
+
+					$('#entry-container').append(html);
+					$('#new-category-modal').modal('hide');
 				});
-				html = $(html);
-				html.find('[data-name="bgColor"], [data-name="color"]').each(enableColorPicker);
-
-				$('#entry-container').append(html);
-				$('#new-category-modal').modal('hide');
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/topics.js b/public/src/forum/admin/topics.js
index 545fc6b2a3..bcd4a2f4ec 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/topics.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/topics.js
@@ -62,20 +62,23 @@ define(function() {
 					var btnEl = $('#topics_loadmore');
 
 					if (topics.length > 0) {
-						var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/topics'].blocks['topics']).parse({
-								topics: topics
-							}),
-							topicsListEl = $('.topics');
+						templates.preload_template('admin/topics', function() {
+							templates['admin/topics'].parse({topics:[]});
+							var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/topics'].blocks['topics']).parse({
+									topics: topics
+								}),
+								topicsListEl = $('.topics');
 
-						// Fix relative paths
-						html = html.replace(/\{relative_path\}/g, RELATIVE_PATH);
+							// Fix relative paths
+							html = html.replace(/\{relative_path\}/g, RELATIVE_PATH);
 
-						topicsListEl.html(topicsListEl.html() + html);
+							topicsListEl.html(topicsListEl.html() + html);
 
-						Topics.resolveButtonStates();
+							Topics.resolveButtonStates();
 
-						btnEl.html('Load More Topics');
-						$('span.timeago').timeago();
+							btnEl.html('Load More Topics');
+							$('span.timeago').timeago();
+						});
 					} else {
 						// Exhausted all topics
 						btnEl.addClass('disabled');
diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/users.js b/public/src/forum/admin/users.js
index 25e6aee335..1ffabcb4c4 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/users.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/users.js
@@ -190,27 +190,30 @@ define(function() {
 							return app.alertError(err.message);
 						}
 
-						var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/users'].blocks['users']).parse({
-							users: data.users
-						}),
-							userListEl = document.querySelector('.users');
-
-						userListEl.innerHTML = html;
-						$('.fa-spinner').addClass('none');
-
-						if (data && data.users.length === 0) {
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').html('User not found!')
-								.show()
-								.addClass('label-danger')
-								.removeClass('label-success');
-						} else {
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').html(data.users.length + ' user' + (data.users.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' found! Search took ' + data.timing + ' ms.')
-								.show()
-								.addClass('label-success')
-								.removeClass('label-danger');
-						}
-
-						updateButtons();
+						templates.preload_template('admin/users', function() {
+							templates['admin/users'].parse({users:[]});
+							var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/users'].blocks['users']).parse({
+								users: data.users
+							}),
+								userListEl = document.querySelector('.users');
+
+							userListEl.innerHTML = html;
+							$('.fa-spinner').addClass('none');
+
+							if (data && data.users.length === 0) {
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').html('User not found!')
+									.show()
+									.addClass('label-danger')
+									.removeClass('label-success');
+							} else {
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').html(data.users.length + ' user' + (data.users.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' found! Search took ' + data.timing + ' ms.')
+									.show()
+									.addClass('label-success')
+									.removeClass('label-danger');
+							}
+
+							updateButtons();
+						});
 					});
 				}, 250);
 			});
@@ -220,14 +223,17 @@ define(function() {
 			handleUserCreate();
 
 			function onUsersLoaded(users) {
-				var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/users'].blocks['users']).parse({
-					users: users
-				});
-				html = $(html);
-				$('#users-container').append(html);
+				templates.preload_template('admin/users', function() {
+					templates['admin/users'].parse({users:[]});
+					var html = templates.prepare(templates['admin/users'].blocks['users']).parse({
+						users: users
+					});
+					html = $(html);
+					$('#users-container').append(html);
 
-				updateUserBanButtons(html.find('.ban-btn'));
-				updateUserAdminButtons(html.find('.admin-btn'));
+					updateUserBanButtons(html.find('.ban-btn'));
+					updateUserAdminButtons(html.find('.admin-btn'));
+				});
 			}
 
 			function loadMoreUsers() {
diff --git a/public/src/forum/category.js b/public/src/forum/category.js
index 80231bc931..7f94f0b33d 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/category.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/category.js
@@ -162,45 +162,47 @@ define(['composer', 'forum/pagination'], function(composer, pagination) {
 
 	Category.onNewTopic = function(data) {
 		$(window).trigger('filter:categories.new_topic', data);
-
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates['category'].blocks['topics']).parse({
-			topics: [data]
-		});
-
-		translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
-			var topic = $(translatedHTML),
-				container = $('#topics-container'),
-				topics = $('#topics-container').children('.category-item'),
-				numTopics = topics.length;
-
-			$('#topics-container, .category-sidebar').removeClass('hidden');
-			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
-
-			if (numTopics > 0) {
-				for (var x = 0; x < numTopics; x++) {
-					if ($(topics[x]).find('.fa-thumb-tack').length) {
-						if(x === numTopics - 1) {
-							topic.insertAfter(topics[x]);
+		templates.preload_template('category', function() {
+			templates['category'].parse({topics:[]});
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['category'].blocks['topics']).parse({
+				topics: [data]
+			});	
+
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+				var topic = $(translatedHTML),
+					container = $('#topics-container'),
+					topics = $('#topics-container').children('.category-item'),
+					numTopics = topics.length;
+
+				$('#topics-container, .category-sidebar').removeClass('hidden');
+				$('#category-no-topics').remove();
+
+				if (numTopics > 0) {
+					for (var x = 0; x < numTopics; x++) {
+						if ($(topics[x]).find('.fa-thumb-tack').length) {
+							if(x === numTopics - 1) {
+								topic.insertAfter(topics[x]);
+							}
+							continue;
 						}
-						continue;
+						topic.insertBefore(topics[x]);
+						break;
 					}
-					topic.insertBefore(topics[x]);
-					break;
+				} else {
+					container.append(topic);
 				}
-			} else {
-				container.append(topic);
-			}
 
-			topic.hide().fadeIn('slow');
+				topic.hide().fadeIn('slow');
 
-			socket.emit('categories.getPageCount', templates.get('category_id'), function(err, newPageCount) {
-				pagination.recreatePaginationLinks(newPageCount);
-			});
+				socket.emit('categories.getPageCount', templates.get('category_id'), function(err, newPageCount) {
+					pagination.recreatePaginationLinks(newPageCount);
+				});
 
-			topic.find('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.createUserTooltips();
+				topic.find('span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
 
-			$(window).trigger('action:categories.new_topic.loaded');
+				$(window).trigger('action:categories.new_topic.loaded');
+			});
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -239,36 +241,39 @@ define(['composer', 'forum/pagination'], function(composer, pagination) {
 
 		findInsertionPoint();
 
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates['category'].blocks['topics']).parse({
-			topics: topics
-		});
+		templates.preload_template('category', function() {
+			templates['category'].parse({topics:[]});
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['category'].blocks['topics']).parse({
+				topics: topics
+			});
 
-		translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
-			var container = $('#topics-container'),
-				html = $(translatedHTML);
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+				var container = $('#topics-container'),
+					html = $(translatedHTML);
 
-			$('#topics-container, .category-sidebar').removeClass('hidden');
-			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
+				$('#topics-container, .category-sidebar').removeClass('hidden');
+				$('#category-no-topics').remove();
 
-			if(config.usePagination) {
-				container.empty().append(html);
-			} else {
-				if(after) {
-					html.insertAfter(after);
-				} else if(before) {
-					html.insertBefore(before);
+				if(config.usePagination) {
+					container.empty().append(html);
 				} else {
-					container.append(html);
+					if(after) {
+						html.insertAfter(after);
+					} else if(before) {
+						html.insertBefore(before);
+					} else {
+						container.append(html);
+					}
 				}
-			}
 
-			html.find('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.createUserTooltips();
-			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+				html.find('span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
+				app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
 
-			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback(topics);
-			}
+				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+					callback(topics);
+				}
+			});
 		});
 	};
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/favourites.js b/public/src/forum/favourites.js
index 81fe7fda5e..6bfc07da4b 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/favourites.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/favourites.js
@@ -33,20 +33,23 @@ define(['forum/accountheader'], function(header) {
 	}
 
 	function onTopicsLoaded(posts) {
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates['favourites'].blocks['posts']).parse({
-			posts: posts
-		});
-
-		translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
-
-			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
-
-			html = $(translatedHTML);
-			html.find('img').addClass('img-responsive');
-			$('.user-favourite-posts').append(html);
-			$('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.createUserTooltips();
-			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+		templates.preload_template('favourites', function() {
+			templates['favourites'].parse({posts:[]});
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['favourites'].blocks['posts']).parse({
+				posts: posts
+			});
+
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+
+				$('#category-no-topics').remove();
+
+				html = $(translatedHTML);
+				html.find('img').addClass('img-responsive');
+				$('.user-favourite-posts').append(html);
+				$('span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
+				app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/recent.js b/public/src/forum/recent.js
index 8c7d6c3b32..e75ecad06b 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/recent.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/recent.js
@@ -116,19 +116,22 @@ define(function() {
 	}
 
 	Recent.onTopicsLoaded = function(template, topics) {
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates[template].blocks['topics']).parse({
-			topics: topics
-		});
-
-		translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
-
-			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
-
-			html = $(translatedHTML);
-			$('#topics-container').append(html);
-			$('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.createUserTooltips();
-			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+		templates.preload_template(template, function() {
+			templates[template].parse({topics:[]});
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates[template].blocks['topics']).parse({
+				topics: topics
+			});
+
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+
+				$('#category-no-topics').remove();
+
+				html = $(translatedHTML);
+				$('#topics-container').append(html);
+				$('span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
+				app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 2280bb728f..6f7cc1a4b4 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -1233,8 +1233,11 @@ define(['composer', 'forum/pagination'], function(composer, pagination) {
 	}
 
 	function parseAndTranslatePosts(data, callback) {
-		var html = templates.prepare(templates['topic'].blocks['posts']).parse(data);
-		translator.translate(html, callback);
+		templates.preload_template('topic', function() {
+			templates['topic'].parse({posts: []});
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['topic'].blocks['posts']).parse(data);
+			translator.translate(html, callback);
+		});
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/public/src/forum/users.js b/public/src/forum/users.js
index e64b29ec00..4106ebde34 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/users.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/users.js
@@ -59,22 +59,24 @@ define(function() {
 							return;
 						}
 
-						var html = templates.prepare(templates['users'].blocks['users']).parse({
-							users: data.users
-						}),
-							userListEl = $('#users-container');
-
-						userListEl.html(html);
-
-
-						if (data && data.users.length === 0) {
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').html('User not found!');
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').parent().addClass('btn-warning label-warning');
-						} else {
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').html(data.users.length + ' user' + (data.users.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' found! Search took ' + data.timing + ' ms.');
-							$('#user-notfound-notify').parent().addClass('btn-success label-success');
-						}
-
+						templates.preload_template('users', function() {
+							templates['users'].parse({users:[]});
+							var html = templates.prepare(templates['users'].blocks['users']).parse({
+								users: data.users
+							}),
+								userListEl = $('#users-container');
+
+							userListEl.html(html);
+
+
+							if (data && data.users.length === 0) {
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').html('User not found!');
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').parent().addClass('btn-warning label-warning');
+							} else {
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').html(data.users.length + ' user' + (data.users.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' found! Search took ' + data.timing + ' ms.');
+								$('#user-notfound-notify').parent().addClass('btn-success label-success');
+							}
+						});
 					});
 				}, 500); //replace this with global throttling function/constant
 
@@ -108,17 +110,20 @@ define(function() {
 		}
 
 		function onUsersLoaded(users, emptyContainer) {
-			var html = templates.prepare(templates['users'].blocks['users']).parse({
-				users: users
-			});
+			templates.preload_template('users', function() {
+				templates['useres'].parse({users:[]});
+				var html = templates.prepare(templates['users'].blocks['users']).parse({
+					users: users
+				});
 
-			translator.translate(html, function(translated) {
-				if(emptyContainer) {
-					$('#users-container .registered-user').remove();
-				}
+				translator.translate(html, function(translated) {
+					if(emptyContainer) {
+						$('#users-container .registered-user').remove();
+					}
 
-				$('#users-container').append(translated);
-				$('#users-container .anon-user').appendTo($('#users-container'));
+					$('#users-container').append(translated);
+					$('#users-container .anon-user').appendTo($('#users-container'));
+				});
 			});
 		}