---
title: "Wizard"
created: "2026-07-02"
updated: "2026-07-02"
type: "concept"
status: "compiled"
category: "ui-patterns"
namespace: "ui-patterns"
source_url: "https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Wizard"
source_site: "UI Patterns"
source_copyright_note: "Source site footer says All rights reserved; this page is a catalog pointer, not a republication."
source_path: "/patterns/Wizard"
source_slug: "Wizard"
track: "User Interface Design Patterns"
group: "Getting input"
subgroup: "Explaining the process"
section_headings:
  - "Problem summary"
  - "Example"
  - "Usage"
  - "Solution"
  - "Buttons"
  - "Keep the purpose clear: explain"
  - "Use plain language"
  - "Summarize choices"
  - "Good defaults"
  - "Rationale"
  - "Minimum of training"
  - "Discussion"
  - "Keep the amount of screens low"
  - "Be careful not to make each step too long"
  - "Allow alternatives to using the wizard"
  - "Sources"
example_count: 13
retrieved_at: "2026-07-02T18:23:09+00:00"
confidence: "medium"
---
# Wizard

> Catalog pointer for the UI Patterns source page: [Wizard](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Wizard).

## Taxonomy

- Track: User Interface Design Patterns
- Group: Getting input
- Subgroup: Explaining the process
- Source breadcrumb: Design Patterns > Getting input > Explaining the process > Wizard

## Source Page Inventory

- Source URL: https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Wizard
- Page title: Wizard design pattern
- Section headings available at source: Problem summary, Example, Usage, Solution, Buttons, Keep the purpose clear: explain, Use plain language, Summarize choices, Good defaults, Rationale, Minimum of training, Discussion, Keep the amount of screens low, Be careful not to make each step too long, Allow alternatives to using the wizard, Sources
- Example screenshots detected at source: 13
- Primary example image detected: yes

## Retrieval Notes

Use this page as a routing handle, then open the source URL when you need the full pattern explanation, screenshot examples, or exact wording. For public Pixi Wiki use, prefer paraphrased design implications over long source quotes.

Useful retrieval frame:

- Ask what user behavior or interface decision this pattern is meant to shape.
- Check the source page sections before prescribing it; many pages distinguish usage, solution, rationale, and examples.
- Compare nearby patterns in the same subgroup before choosing one.
- Cite this catalog page plus the source URL when using the pattern in design review.

## Source Shape

- Problem summary: 17 words on source page
- Example: 243 words on source page
- Usage: 161 words on source page
- Solution: 614 words on source page
- Buttons: 221 words on source page
- Keep the purpose clear: explain: 59 words on source page
- Use plain language: 33 words on source page
- Summarize choices: 100 words on source page
- Good defaults: 37 words on source page
- Rationale: 256 words on source page
- Minimum of training: 40 words on source page
- Discussion: 498 words on source page
- Keep the amount of screens low: 39 words on source page
- Be careful not to make each step too long: 128 words on source page
- Allow alternatives to using the wizard: 152 words on source page
- Sources: 50 words on source page

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