Building a load more button with Chakra UI

25 Sep 2023

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a “Load More” button using Chakra UI, a popular React component library that provides a set of customizable UI components.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js and npm (Node Packet Manager)
React

Setting Up the Project

Firstly, let’s create a new React project using Create React App:

npx create-react-app load-more-button-chakraui
cd load-more-button-chakraui

Next, we need to install Chakra UI:

npm install @chakra-ui/react @emotion/react @emotion/styled framer-motion

Creating the Load More Button Component

Now, let’s create a new file called LoadMoreButton.jsx inside the src folder.

// src/LoadMoreButton.jsx
import React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';

const LoadMoreButton = ({ onClick }) => {
  return (
    <Button colorScheme="blue" onClick={onClick}>
      Load More
    </Button>
  );
};

export default LoadMoreButton;

In the above code, we import the Button component from Chakra UI and create a functional component called LoadMoreButton. This component takes an onClick prop that will be triggered when the button is clicked. We then render a Chakra UI Button with the label “Load More”.

Implementing the Load More Functionality

Now, let’s integrate the LoadMoreButton component in our main app component.

In src/App.jsx:

// src/App.jsx
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import LoadMoreButton from './LoadMoreButton';

const App = () => {
  // initialize state for the number of items
  const [items, setItems] = useState(10);

  const handleLoadMore = () => {
    // increment the number of items by 10
    setItems(items + 10);
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>My App</h1>
      {/* Render your list of items */}
      {/* ... */}
      <LoadMoreButton onClick={handleLoadMore} />
    </div>
  );
};

export default App;

In the above code, we use the useState hook to keep track of the number of items. We initialize it to 10. When the LoadMoreButton component is clicked, the handleLoadMore function is triggered, updating the number of items by incrementing it by 10.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to build a “Load More” button using Chakra UI. This button can be integrated into your React applications to allow users to load additional content. Chakra UI makes it easy to style and customize UI components, making it a powerful tool for building modern user interfaces.

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