How to create a tabbed interface in Bubble.io?

Learn how to create a dynamic tabbed interface in Bubble.io with step-by-step instructions. Easily set up tabs, style them, and manage content visibility without coding.

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Overview

Creating a tabbed interface in Bubble.io can greatly enhance your application's user experience by organizing content into easily navigable sections. This guide will walk you through the steps to set up and style tabs, add corresponding content groups, and implement custom states and workflows for smooth transitions between tabs. With a few drag-and-drop actions and some conditional logic, you'll have a functional, visually appealing tabbed interface ready in no time—no coding required!

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How to create a tabbed interface in Bubble.io?

Creating a Tabbed Interface in Bubble.io Step 1: Set Up Your Page

Create a new page in your Bubble.io application, or open an existing one where you'd like to add the tabbed interface.

Step 2: Add a Group Element for Tabs

From the Design tab, drag and drop a Group element onto your page. This group will serve as the container for your tabs.

Step 3: Create Individual Tabs

Within the main group, drag and drop a Text element for each tab you want to have. For example, if you want three tabs, you'll need three Text elements. Label these Text elements according to your tabs (e.g., "Tab 1", "Tab 2", "Tab 3").
Arrange these Text elements horizontally or vertically, depending on your desired layout.

Step 4: Style the Tabs

Click on each Text element and use the property editor to style them to look like tabs. You can adjust the background color, border, and text alignment.
Ensure that the tabs look distinct from the active tab and the inactive tabs for better User Interface (UI) clarity.

Step 5: Add Content Groups

For each tab, you'll need a corresponding group of content that will be displayed when that tab is active. Drag and drop a new Group element for each tab’s content.
Position each content group below the tabs; you can stack them on top of each other since they will be shown/hidden as needed.
Label each Group element according to its corresponding tab (e.g., "Content Group 1" for "Tab 1").

Step 6: Conditional Visibility

Select the first content group and navigate to the Conditional tab in the property editor.
Add a condition to show this group when "Current Tab is Tab 1" or similar, based on how you will track which tab is active.
Do the same for the other content groups, ensuring each group is only shown when its corresponding tab is active.

Step 7: Set Up a Custom State

Create a custom state to track the currently active tab. Click on the main group (the one containing your tabs) and in the property editor, go to the 'i' tab (Element Inspector).
Add a custom state called "Active Tab". Choose type Text since you’ll be storing tab names.

Step 8: Configure Tab Click Actions

Select each Text element (tab) and go to the Workflow tab.
Assign a workflow action to each tab so that when it's clicked, it sets the "Active Tab" custom state to the respective tab name.
For example, when "Tab 1" is clicked, the workflow sets the custom state "Active Tab" to "Tab 1".

Step 9: Update Conditional Visibility with Custom State

Go back to each content group and update their visibility conditions to reference the custom state.
For "Content Group 1," set its condition to "When Group's Active Tab is 'Tab 1'", and do similarly for the other content groups.

Step 10: Test Your Interface

Preview your page to ensure that clicking each tab shows the corresponding content group and hides the others.
Make any necessary adjustments to the styling, positioning, or workflow actions.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can create a functional and aesthetically pleasing tabbed interface using Bubble.io without writing a single line of code. This method leverages Bubble's powerful UI elements and workflows to deliver a seamless user experience.

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