How to create a pricing slider with Tailwind CSS and Alpinejs

It’s Monday amd today we are building a pricing slider with Tailwind CSS and Alpinejs for your pricing page.

What is a pricing slider?

A pricing slider is a slider that allows you to select a price range. It is a great way to help your customers choose the right plan for their needs. You can use it to compare different plans, showcase your pricing tier options, or simply provide a way for your users to select a price.

Use cases:

• Subscription Plans: Offering various subscription tiers tailored to different user needs.
• Product Pricing: Dynamically adjusting product prices based on user-selected features or usage metrics.
• Service Packages: Providing customizable service packages with different levels of features or support.
• Membership Levels: Offering different membership levels with varying access and benefits.
• Software Licensing: Implementing tiered licensing models for software products based on usage or functionality.

Let’s build the structure

Understanding the code:

• x-data="{ pageviews: 1000, price: 0 }": This is the data that will be used to store the pageviews and price.
• @input="price = (Math.ceil(pageviews / 1000) * 0.001 * 50).toFixed(2)": This is the event listener that will update the price based on the pageviews.
• x-model="pageviews": This is the binding that will be used to bind the pageviews input to the component’s state.
• x-model="price": This is the binding that will be used to bind the price input to the component’s state.
• <span>$<input type="text" id="price" x-model="price" readonly /></span>: This is the HTML structure that will display the price in a read-only input field.
• <label for="pageviews">Pageviews</label>: This is the HTML structure that will display the label for the pageviews input.
• <input type="number" id="inputPageviews" x-model="pageviews" @input="price = (Math.ceil($event.target.value / 1000) * 0.001 * 50).toFixed(2)" />: This is the HTML structure that will display the pageviews input field and bind it to the component’s state.
• <input type="range" id="pageviews" x-model="pageviews" min="1000" max="1000000" step="1000" @input="price = (Math.ceil(pageviews / 1000) * 0.001 * 50).toFixed(2)" />: This is the HTML structure that will display the pricing slider and bind it to the component’s state.
• <label for="pageviews">Pageviews</label>: This is the HTML structure that will display the label for the pageviews input.
• <span x-text="pageviews.toLocaleString()"></span>: This is the HTML structure that will display the pageviews value in a read-only input field.

Classes are removed for brevity, but I’ll keep those classes relveant to the tutorial.

<div
  x-data="{ pageviews: 1000, price: 0 }"
  class="w-full">
  <div>
    <input
      type="range"
      id="pageviews"
      x-model="pageviews"
      min="1000"
      max="1000000"
      step="1000"
      @input="price = (Math.ceil(pageviews / 1000) * 0.001 * 50).toFixed(2)""
    />
  </div>
  <div >
    <label
      for="pageviews"
      >Pageviews</label
    >
    <input
      type="number"
      id="inputPageviews"
      x-model="pageviews"
      @input="price = (Math.ceil($event.target.value / 1000) * 0.001 * 50).toFixed(2)"
    />
  </div>

  <div
    >
    <p>
      <span
        >$<input
          type="text"
          id="price"
          x-model="price"
          readonly
        /></span
      >
    </p>

    <div>
      <label
        for="pageviews"
        >Pageviews</label
      >
      <span x-text="pageviews.toLocaleString()"></span>
    </div>
    <p>
      This plan is tailored for small businesses and startups
    </p>
    <div>
      <button
        >Get access</button
      >
    </div>
    <p >
      Invoices and receipts available for easy company reimbursement
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

Conclusion

This is a simple pricing slider that can be used for various purposes, such as displaying different pricing tiers, showing the number of pageviews, or providing a way for users to select a price. Remember to maker it fully accessible and clear to the user when implemtenting the logic on your project.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a great day!