Progress trackers
A progress tracker guides users through a series of steps or stages in a process, often presenting their current position and the overall completion status. It is commonly used to enhance user experience in multi-step workflows, registration processes, or complex tasks. Progress trackers typically consist of a series of markers or indicators, each representing a step, along with connecting lines or pathways.
As users complete each step, the progress tracker visually updates, showing their advancement and the remaining steps. This provides users with a clear sense of their progress and a roadmap of what lies ahead. Additionally, progress trackers often allow users to navigate directly to previous steps, providing flexibility in case they need to make changes.
Adding text to the progress tracker to indicate what each step in the process includes is helpful to users and encourages them to continue on the journey.
Pro Tip: Avoid task journeys with more than 5 steps.