react-joyride`react-joyride` is a popular React library that enables developers to create guided tours, onboarding experiences, and feature showcases within their web applications. It provides a simple and flexible way to walk users through the interface, highlighting specific elements and explaining their functionalities step by step. This is particularly useful for new user onboarding, introducing new features, or demonstrating complex workflows.
Key Features:
* Step-by-step guidance: Define a series of steps, each targeting a specific DOM element, to create a sequential tour.
* Customizable content: Each step can have a title and custom content (text, HTML, or even React components) displayed in a tooltip.
* Flexible positioning: Tooltips can be positioned relative to the target element (e.g., top, bottom, left, right, auto).
* Event handling: Provides callbacks for various events during the tour, such as starting, ending, skipping, or advancing steps, allowing for custom logic and analytics.
* Continuous mode: Allows users to navigate through steps without explicitly clicking "next" on each step, making the tour flow more smoothly.
* Keyboard navigation: Supports keyboard accessibility for navigating the tour.
* Styling: Highly customizable through CSS, allowing it to seamlessly blend with the application's design.
How it Works:
1. Installation: Install `react-joyride` and its associated styles (e.g., `npm install react-joyride` or `yarn add react-joyride`).
2. `Joyride` Component: Integrate the main `Joyride` component into your React application, typically at a higher level (e.g., `App.js` or a layout component).
3. `steps` Prop: Provide an array of step objects to the `Joyride` component via the `steps` prop. Each step object must contain:
* `target`: A CSS selector (e.g., `#my-element-id`, `.my-class`) that points to the element to be highlighted.
* `content`: The text or JSX to display in the tooltip for that step.
* Optional properties like `title`, `placement`, `disableBeacon`, `locale` for customization.
4. State Management: Use React state (e.g., `useState`) to manage the `run` prop (boolean to start/stop the tour) and `stepIndex` (to control the current step).
5. Event Callbacks: Utilize the `callback` prop to listen for tour events (e.g., `tour:start`, `step:after`, `tour:end`) and update your component's state accordingly, or trigger other actions.
Benefits:
* Improved User Experience: Guides users effectively, reducing confusion and frustration.
* Faster Onboarding: Helps new users quickly understand the application's layout and core functionalities.
* Increased Feature Adoption: Highlights new or less-used features, encouraging users to explore them.
* Reduced Support Load: Proactive guidance can answer common user questions before they arise.
Example Code
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import Joyride, { STATUS } from 'react-joyride';
// It's crucial to import the styles for react-joyride to work visually.
// You would typically do this in your App.js or main index.js:
// import 'react-joyride/lib/styles.scss'; // For SCSS
// import 'react-joyride/lib/styles.css'; // For CSS
function App() {
const [runTour, setRunTour] = useState(false);
const [stepIndex, setStepIndex] = useState(0);
const tourSteps = [
{
target: '.my-header',
content: 'This is the main header of our application. It provides context for the page.',
title: 'Welcome to the App!',
placement: 'bottom',
},
{
target: '#feature-card-1',
content: 'Here\'s our first amazing feature! Click on it to learn more.',
title: 'Discover Feature One',
placement: 'right',
disableBeacon: true, // Hides the pulsing dot before the step starts
styles: {
options: {
arrowColor: '#ffc107', // Example: custom arrow color for this specific step
},
},
},
{
target: '#feature-card-2',
content: 'And this is our second key feature. Explore its capabilities.',
title: 'Explore Feature Two',
placement: 'left',
},
{
target: '#footer-section',
content: 'Finally, this is the footer where you can find links and contact information.',
title: 'End of Tour',
placement: 'top',
},
];
const handleJoyrideCallback = (data) => {
const { status, type, index } = data;
if ([STATUS.FINISHED, STATUS.SKIPPED].includes(status)) {
// Tour is finished or skipped, reset state
setRunTour(false);
setStepIndex(0);
} else if (type === 'step:after') {
// Advance to the next step, or go back if 'prev' action
setStepIndex(index + (data.action === 'prev' ? -1 : 1));
}
// console.log('Joyride callback:', data);
};
const startTour = () => {
setRunTour(true);
setStepIndex(0); // Always start from the first step
};
return (
<div style={{ fontFamily: 'Arial, sans-serif', textAlign: 'center' }}>
<Joyride
run={runTour}
steps={tourSteps}
continuous // Allows navigation through steps with 'Next'/'Back' buttons
showProgress // Displays current step number / total steps
showSkipButton // Shows a button to skip the entire tour
locale={{ last: 'Finish', next: 'Next', skip: 'Skip Tour' }}
callback={handleJoyrideCallback}
styles={{
options: {
zIndex: 10000,
primaryColor: '#61dafb', // React blue for step highlights
},
buttonNext: {
backgroundColor: '#61dafb',
color: 'white',
border: 'none',
},
buttonBack: {
color: '#61dafb',
},
// You can customize many other elements like tooltip, beacon, etc.
}}
/>
<header className="my-header" style={{ padding: '20px', backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', borderBottom: '1px solid #ccc', marginBottom: '20px' }}>
<h1>Welcome to Our Interactive App</h1>
<button
onClick={startTour}
style={{
marginLeft: '20px',
padding: '10px 20px',
fontSize: '16px',
cursor: 'pointer',
backgroundColor: '#61dafb',
color: 'white',
border: 'none',
borderRadius: '5px'
}}
>
Start Tour
</button>
</header>
<main style={{ padding: '20px', display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-around', flexWrap: 'wrap', maxWidth: '1200px', margin: '0 auto' }}>
<div id="feature-card-1" style={{ width: '300px', height: '150px', margin: '20px', padding: '15px', border: '1px solid #ddd', borderRadius: '8px', boxShadow: '0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)', backgroundColor: 'white', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
<h3>Feature Card One</h3>
<p>This card highlights our first core functionality. It's super useful!</p>
</div>
<div id="feature-card-2" style={{ width: '300px', height: '150px', margin: '20px', padding: '15px', border: '1px solid #ddd', borderRadius: '8px', boxShadow: '0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)', backgroundColor: 'white', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
<h3>Feature Card Two</h3>
<p>Discover the power of our second amazing feature here.</p>
</div>
<div id="feature-card-3" style={{ width: '300px', height: '150px', margin: '20px', padding: '15px', border: '1px solid #ddd', borderRadius: '8px', boxShadow: '0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)', backgroundColor: 'white', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
<h3>Additional Content</h3>
<p>Just some extra content not part of the tour.</p>
</div>
</main>
<footer id="footer-section" style={{ padding: '20px', backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', borderTop: '1px solid #ccc', marginTop: '20px' }}>
<p>© 2023 My Interactive App. All rights reserved.</p>
</footer>
</div>
);
}
export default App;