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: Wayfinder, paginator, or breadcrumb? I can't seem to find what I need because I am not coming up with the right term. I've heard one or two people call it a "wayfinder" and I personally call

@Margaret670

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I can't seem to find what I need because I am not coming up with the right term.

I've heard one or two people call it a "wayfinder" and I personally call it "breadcrumb", then again "paginator" can also fit the bill.

What I want is the following:

I have a site with a multiple-pages form. I want my users to see the steps through the form. I searched for all three terms and nothing I can use has shown. I could build one from scratch but I am interested in what is out there. Someone may have done a better job than I will be doing.

Any idea on what to call this and if you have a link I can check out, that will be bonus.

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@Heady270

Perhaps the term you're looking for is a Wizard?

'Pagination' usually refers to a set of results that are too numerous to display at once (e.g. a search result)

'Breadcrumbs' are specifically navigation links that lead you 'back up the path' (as in Hansel and Gretel) to provide navigational context for each page.

I have not heard of a 'wayfinder'.

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@Murray432

I'm not exactly sure if this is what you are looking for or now: tympanus.net/codrops/2010/06/07/fancy-sliding-form-with-jquery/
It breaks an HTML form into separate parts, and allows users to go through them in pieces. This script also allows you to incorporate form validation as well, and I have used it a few times. It looks pretty good too.

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