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Vertical Stepper

A sidebar-style vertical layout: step rail on the left, long-form content on the right, collapsing to a compact nav on mobile.

Installation

Add it with the shadcn CLI, open it in v0, or read the source.

$ npx shadcn@latest add https://stepperize.com/r/vertical-stepper.json
Dependencies
  • @stepperize/react
  • lucide-react
Requirements
  • React 18 or later
  • Tailwind CSS

Source

import { defineStepper } from "@stepperize/react";
import { Check } from "lucide-react";
import { useState } from "react";

const { Stepper } = defineStepper([
	{ id: "profile", title: "Profile", description: "Tell us about you" },
	{ id: "workspace", title: "Workspace", description: "Name your workspace" },
	{ id: "billing", title: "Billing", description: "Add a payment method" },
	{ id: "review", title: "Review", description: "Confirm and finish" },
]);

export function VerticalStepperBlock() {
	const [finished, setFinished] = useState(false);

	return (
		<Stepper.Root
			orientation="vertical"
			className="w-full max-w-2xl rounded-xl border bg-background p-6 shadow-sm"
		>
			{({ stepper }) => (
				<div className="flex flex-col gap-6 sm:flex-row sm:gap-8">
					{/* Sidebar rail — vertical step navigation */}
					<Stepper.List
						orientation="vertical"
						className="flex shrink-0 flex-col sm:w-48"
					>
						<Stepper.Items>
							{(step, index) => (
								<Stepper.Item
									key={step.id}
									step={step.id}
									className="group/item relative pb-6 pl-9 last:pb-0"
								>
									{index < stepper.count - 1 && (
										<div className="absolute top-7 bottom-1 left-3.25 w-px bg-border group-data-[status=previous]/item:bg-primary" />
									)}
									<Stepper.Trigger className="flex items-start gap-3 text-left">
										<Stepper.Indicator className="group absolute left-0 grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-full border bg-background text-xs font-semibold transition-colors data-[status=active]:border-primary data-[status=active]:bg-primary data-[status=active]:text-primary-foreground data-[status=previous]:border-primary data-[status=previous]:bg-primary data-[status=previous]:text-primary-foreground data-[status=upcoming]:border-border data-[status=upcoming]:text-muted-foreground">
											<span className="group-data-[status=previous]:hidden">
												{index + 1}
											</span>
											<Check className="hidden size-3.5 group-data-[status=previous]:block" />
										</Stepper.Indicator>
										<span>
											<Stepper.Title className="block text-sm font-medium leading-none" />
											<Stepper.Description className="mt-1 block text-xs text-muted-foreground" />
										</span>
									</Stepper.Trigger>
								</Stepper.Item>
							)}
						</Stepper.Items>
					</Stepper.List>

					{/* Long-form content panel */}
					<div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
						<p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
							Step {stepper.index + 1} of {stepper.count}
						</p>
						<h3 className="mt-1 text-lg font-semibold">
							{finished ? "Setup finished" : stepper.current.title}
						</h3>
						<p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
							{finished
								? "Profile, workspace, billing, and review are complete."
								: stepper.current.description}
						</p>

						<div className="mt-4 rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
							{finished
								? "The completion state keeps the user oriented after the final action."
								: `Put the ${stepper.current.title.toLowerCase()} fields here. The rail stays fixed while this column scrolls independently on long forms.`}
						</div>

						<Stepper.Actions className="mt-6 flex gap-2">
							<Stepper.Prev className="inline-flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg border bg-background px-4 text-sm font-medium transition-colors hover:bg-muted disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50">
								Back
							</Stepper.Prev>
							{finished ? (
								<button
									type="button"
									onClick={() => {
										setFinished(false);
										stepper.reset();
									}}
									className="inline-flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-4 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90"
								>
									Restart flow
								</button>
							) : stepper.isLast ? (
								<button
									type="button"
									onClick={() => setFinished(true)}
									className="inline-flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-4 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90"
								>
									Finish setup
								</button>
							) : (
								<Stepper.Next className="inline-flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-4 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50">
									Continue
								</Stepper.Next>
							)}
						</Stepper.Actions>
					</div>
				</div>
			)}
		</Stepper.Root>
	);
}

When to use it

Best for content-heavy wizards (settings, long forms) where each step needs room and a persistent overview rail helps orientation.

Accessibility

The rail items are real triggers with status; on mobile it collapses to a compact nav so focus order stays linear.

Customization

Adjust the rail width and connector line; the right pane is just `Stepper.Content`, so drop any layout inside.

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