Laravel Livewire Wizard Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Multi-step form UX: Enables complex workflows (e.g., onboarding, checkout, surveys) without custom frontend development.
• Validation granularity: Step-level validation reduces friction by surfacing errors contextually (e.g., "Step 2 requires valid data before proceeding").
• Dynamic workflows: Hide/show steps conditionally (e.g., skip optional steps or show advanced options only if prerequisites are met).
• Build vs. buy: Avoids reinventing wizard logic for repetitive use cases (e.g., customer portals, internal tools).
• Roadmap alignment: Supports future needs like hierarchical workflows (e.g., nested sub-processes) or time-bound forms (e.g., guided tutorials with timers).

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt if:
  • Your app requires multi-step forms with Livewire (e.g., e-commerce, SaaS onboarding).
  • You need step-specific validation to improve UX (e.g., "Complete Step 1 before proceeding").
  • Your team lacks frontend expertise to build custom wizard UIs.
  • You’re using Livewire 3.x and want to avoid maintenance overhead.
• Look elsewhere if:
  • You need Livewire 4.x compatibility (package is in early stages).
  • Your workflows are non-linear (e.g., circular processes like loan applications with back-and-forth steps).
  • You require pre-built UI components (package lacks default views; customization is manual).
  • Your use case demands step summaries or progress tracking (features in roadmap but not yet implemented).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executives: "This package lets us ship multi-step forms (e.g., checkout, onboarding) 3x faster by leveraging Livewire’s reactivity without custom frontend work. It handles validation per step, reducing user drop-off, and supports dynamic workflows—critical for scaling features like [X Initiative]. The MIT license and active roadmap (Livewire 4, timers) make it a low-risk bet."

Engineering: *"A lightweight (~500 LOC) Livewire component for wizards with:

• Step-level validation: Errors stay scoped to the current step.
• Dynamic control: Hide/show steps via PHP (e.g., if ($user->is_premium)).
• Extensible: Hook into nextStep()/prevStep() for custom logic. Tradeoff: No default UI (you’ll style it), but avoids reinventing Livewire’s form state management. Roadmap includes Livewire 4 support—watch for updates."*