# Onboarding — Web app

A guided experience that introduces new users to the product and gets them to their first moment of value as quickly as possible

Source: https://www.checklist.design/web-app/onboarding

## Items

### Progress indicator
An indication of how many steps are involved and where the user currently is in the sequence

_Tip: Every step beyond five is another opportunity to lose the user — 3 to 5 is the reliable range_

### Welcome message
A brief message acknowledging this is a new experience and orienting the user toward what the product does.

### Account setup
The minimum information needed to personalise the experience, gathered at the start

_Tip: Delay any fields not genuinely needed to start using the product_

### Product highlights
Key features introduced through short contextual tips or a visual walkthrough

_Tip: Offer a skip route for user who has seen content before or prefers to learn by doing_

### First action prompt
A clear prompt directing the user to an action or feature

_Tip: This should be the quickest step towards a user understanding the value of the product_

### Completion confirmation
A clear acknowledgement that setup is complete, transitioning the user into the main product

## License for the Checklist Design collection

Checklist Design collection: https://github.com/Checklist-Design/skills
Snapshot: bfae71e507b1b7c03c12e0756402b60eb80f5d14 · Imported: 2026-11-12
Republished under the MIT License. Original checklist text belongs to Checklist Design.

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