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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.jsonDependencies
- @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.