How to create a checklist in Userorbit

Learn how to create, structure, and publish a checklist to guide users through key tasks in your product.

Zahid Hussain

Written by Zahid Hussain

Create guided, interactive checklists to drive onboarding, feature adoption, and ongoing success inside your product.

Before you start

  • Define the goal for the checklist (e.g., complete onboarding, adopt a feature)
  • List the key steps users must take to achieve the goal
  • Identify any success criteria or tracking events

Create a new checklist

Checklists List Screen

  1. Go to Checklists in your Userorbit admin dashboard.
  2. Click New checklist.
  3. Name your checklist and add a short description.
  4. Choose the default audience or leave it open for now.

Add and organize steps

Checklist Editor - Steps

  1. Click Add step to create a new item.
  2. Provide a clear title and optional description.
  3. Choose a completion condition:
    • Manual mark as complete
    • Event-based (e.g., user performed action)
    • Property-based (e.g., plan == Pro)
  4. Reorder steps by dragging to set the ideal sequence.

Configure behaviors

  • Auto-open behavior (on first login, on specific pages)
  • Allow users to collapse/dismiss
  • Restrict to desktop or mobile
  • Completion celebration and follow-up actions

Preview and publish

Checklist Preview

  1. Click Preview to test the checklist experience.
  2. Validate step completion logic and ordering.
  3. Click Publish to make the checklist available.

Best practices

  • Keep step titles short and action-oriented
  • Aim for 3–7 steps per checklist
  • Use clear completion criteria to reduce confusion
  • Group advanced steps into a separate checklist

Troubleshooting

  • Steps not completing: verify event/property conditions and spelling
  • Checklist not visible: check audience targeting and publish status
  • Wrong order: drag to reorder and republish

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