# Filament - Forms/Layout/Wizard
Source: https://filamentphp.com/docs/3.x/forms/layout/wizard
#Overview
---------
Similar to tabs, you may want to use a multistep form wizard to reduce the number of components that are visible at once. These are especially useful if your form has a definite chronological order, in which you want each step to be validated as the user progresses.
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->schema([
// ...
]),
Wizard\Step::make('Delivery')
->schema([
// ...
]),
Wizard\Step::make('Billing')
->schema([
// ...
]),
])
```
 
> We have different setup instructions if you’re looking to add a wizard to the creation process inside a panel resource or an action modal. Following that documentation will ensure that the ability to submit the form is only available on the last step of the wizard.
#Rendering a submit button on the last step
-------------------------------------------
You may use the `submitAction()` method to render submit button HTML or a view at the end of the wizard, on the last step. This provides a clearer UX than displaying a submit button below the wizard at all times:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->submitAction(view('order-form.submit-button'))
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->submitAction(new HtmlString('<button type="submit">Submit</button>'))
```
Alternatively, you can use the built-in Filament button Blade component:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->submitAction(new HtmlString(Blade::render(<<<BLADE
<x-filament::button
type="submit"
size="sm"
>
Submit
</x-filament::button>
BLADE)))
```
You could use this component in a separate Blade view if you want.
#Setting up step icons
----------------------
Steps may also have an icon, set using the `icon()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->icon('heroicon-m-shopping-bag')
->schema([
// ...
]),
```
 
#Customizing the icon for completed steps
-----------------------------------------
You may customize the icon of a completed step using the `completedIcon()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->completedIcon('heroicon-m-hand-thumb-up')
->schema([
// ...
]),
```
 
#Adding descriptions to steps
-----------------------------
You may add a short description after the title of each step using the `description()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->description('Review your basket')
->schema([
// ...
]),
```
 
#Setting the default active step
--------------------------------
You may use the `startOnStep()` method to load a specific step in the wizard:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->startOnStep(2)
```
#Allowing steps to be skipped
-----------------------------
If you’d like to allow free navigation, so all steps are skippable, use the `skippable()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->skippable()
```
#Persisting the current step in the URL’s query string
------------------------------------------------------
By default, the current step is not persisted in the URL’s query string. You can change this behavior using the `persistStepInQueryString()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->persistStepInQueryString()
```
By default, the current step is persisted in the URL’s query string using the `step` key. You can change this key by passing it to the `persistStepInQueryString()` method:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])->persistStepInQueryString('wizard-step')
```
#Step lifecycle hooks
---------------------
You may use the `afterValidation()` and `beforeValidation()` methods to run code before and after validation occurs on the step:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->afterValidation(function () {
// ...
})
->beforeValidation(function () {
// ...
})
->schema([
// ...
]),
```
### #Preventing the next step from being loaded
Inside `afterValidation()` or `beforeValidation()`, you may throw `Filament\Support\Exceptions\Halt`, which will prevent the wizard from loading the next step:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
use Filament\Support\Exceptions\Halt;
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->afterValidation(function () {
// ...
if (true) {
throw new Halt();
}
})
->schema([
// ...
]),
```
#Using grid columns within a step
---------------------------------
You may use the `columns()` method to customize the grid within the step:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
Wizard\Step::make('Order')
->columns(2)
->schema([
// ...
]),
// ...
])
```
#Customizing the wizard action objects
--------------------------------------
This component uses action objects for easy customization of buttons within it. You can customize these buttons by passing a function to an action registration method. The function has access to the `$action` object, which you can use to customize it. The following methods are available to customize the actions:
* `nextAction()`
* `previousAction()`
Here is an example of how you might customize an action:
```php
use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Forms\Components\Wizard;
Wizard::make([
// ...
])
->nextAction(
fn (Action $action) => $action->label('Next step'),
)
```
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