---
title: "Getting input — User Interface Design Patterns"
created: "2026-07-02"
updated: "2026-07-02"
type: "entity"
status: "compiled"
category: "ui-patterns"
namespace: "ui-patterns"
source_url: "https://ui-patterns.com/patterns"
source_site: "UI Patterns"
track: "User Interface Design Patterns"
group: "Getting input"
pattern_count: 29
confidence: "medium"
---
# Getting input — User Interface Design Patterns

> Category map imported from [UI Patterns](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns).

## Scope

This category groups 29 cataloged source pages under `Getting input` / `User Interface Design Patterns`. It is a navigation layer, not a copy of the source site.

## Patterns

### Community driven

- [[flagging-and-reporting|Flagging & Reporting]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/flagging-and-reporting)
- [[pay-to-promote|Pay To Promote]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/pay-to-promote)
- [[rate-content|Rate Content]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/RateContent)
- [[vote-to-promote|Vote To Promote]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/VoteToPromote)
- [[wiki|Wiki]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Wiki)
### Explaining the process

- [[completeness-meter|Completeness meter]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/CompletenessMeter)
- [[inline-help-box|Inline Help Box]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/InlineHelpBox)
- [[steps-left|Steps Left]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/StepsLeft)
- [[wizard|Wizard]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Wizard)
### Forms

- [[autosave|Autosave]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/autosave)
- [[calendar-picker|Calendar Picker]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/CalendarPicker)
- [[captcha|Captcha]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Captcha)
- [[drag-and-drop|Drag and drop]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/drag-and-drop)
- [[expandable-input|Expandable Input]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/expandable-input)
- [[fill-in-the-blanks|Fill in the Blanks]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/FillInTheBlanks)
- [[forgiving-format|Forgiving Format]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/ForgivingFormat)
- [[good-defaults|Good Defaults]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/GoodDefaults)
- [[inplace-editor|Inplace Editor]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/InplaceEditor)
- [[input-feedback|Input Feedback]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/InputFeedback)
- [[input-prompt|Input Prompt]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/InputPrompt)
- [[keyboard-shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcuts]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/keyboard-shortcuts)
- [[morphing-controls|Morphing Controls]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/morphing-controls)
- [[password-strength-meter|Password Strength Meter]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/PasswordStrengthMeter)
- [[preview|Preview]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/LivePreview)
- [[rule-builder|Rule Builder]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/rule-builder)
- [[settings|Settings]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/settings)
- [[structured-format|Structured Format]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/StructuredFormat)
- [[undo|Undo]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/undo)
- [[wysiwyg|WYSIWYG]] — [source](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/WYSIWYG)