Uikit CSS toggle-style checkboxes

[Chris Bennett 24]

Not sure where I originally saw it while lurking around the forums, but someone, somewhere at some time was asking about styling Uikit checkboxes as toggle-style switches, much like the ones at the bottom of this post asking me if I want to be notified of replies.

So here is my humble offering, rough and ready,  which can be thrown in at the bottom of your Uikit css as a starting point.

Everything is based on ems and rems, so you can increase size as you desire by altering the single instance of font-size.

It only targets single instances of labels within a specific field to a) try to limit unintended consequences and b) because in those cases it often seems more user-friendly to have an on/off binary switch rather than a checkbox. It's still totally a checkbox, just styled differently.
 

.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox {
	font-size:.8rem;
	margin-top:0;
	position:relative;
	-webkit-appearance:none;
	outline:none;
	width:4em;
	height:2.4em;
	border:2px solid #D6D6D6;
	border-radius: 3em;
	box-shadow:inset 5em 0 0 0 #DDD;
	flex-shrink: 0;
}
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:after {
	content:"";
	position:absolute;
	top:.25em;
	left:.25em;
	background:#FFF;
	width:1.6em;
	height:1.6em;
	border-radius:50%;
	transition:all 250ms ease 20ms;
	box-shadow:.05em .25em .5em rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked {
	background-color: transparent;
	box-shadow:inset 5em 0 0 0 #4ed164;
	border-color:#67bba5;
}
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked:after {
left:1.85em;
box-shadow:0 0 1em rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked + span {
color:#008a00;
transition:all 250ms ease 20ms;
}
.InputfieldCheckbox .InputfieldContent label:only-of-type {display:flex;}
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox + span {
	color:#c3c3c3;
	display:flex;
	align-items:center;
	line-height:1.1;
}
/* Below is only necessary if you want the optional "tick" after items when selected */
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox + span:after {
	flex-shrink:0;
	margin-left:.5em;width:2em;
	opacity:0;
	content:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 250 250'%3E%3Ccircle cx='125' cy='125' r='125' fill='%23231F20' opacity='.1'/%3E%3Cpath fill='%230B8B44' d='M95.823 139.432l-32.492-32.56-31.872 31.883-.008-.008 63.72 63.732L218.549 79.116 187.494 47.52z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked + span:after {
	opacity:1;
	transition: opacity 250ms ease 150ms; 
}

 

[Chris Bennett 24]

Didn't realise I wouldn't be able to edit the original post with inevitable tweaks and changes.
Whoops, sorry about that.

Below is an extended version dealing with a few more common admin backend use cases.
 

.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox,
.Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox {
	font-size:.8rem;
	margin-top:0;
	position:relative;
	-webkit-appearance:none;
	outline:none;
	width:4em;
	height:2.4em;
	border:2px solid #D6D6D6;
	border-radius:3em;
	box-shadow:inset 5em 0 0 0 #DDD;
	flex-shrink:0;
}

p.template-checkboxes input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox {
	font-size:.6rem;
}

.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:after,
.Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox:after {
	content:"";
	position:absolute;
	top:.25em;
	left:.25em;
	background:#FFF;
	width:1.6em;
	height:1.6em;
	border-radius:50%;
	transition:all 250ms ease 20ms;
	box-shadow:.05em .25em .5em rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked,
.Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox:checked {
	background-color: transparent;
	box-shadow:inset 5em 0 0 0 #4ed164;
	border-color:#67bba5;
}
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked:after,
.Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox:checked:after {
	left:1.85em;
	box-shadow:0 0 1em rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked + span,
.Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox:checked + span {
	color:#008a00;
	transition:all 250ms ease 20ms;
}
.InputfieldCheckbox .InputfieldContent label:only-of-type,
.InputfieldCheckboxes table label,
.uk-form-controls .InputfieldCheckboxes ul li label {
	display: flex;
}
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox + span, .Inputfield input[type=checkbox].uk-checkbox + span { color: #c3c3c3; display: flex; width: 100%; max-width: 22em; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; line-height: 1.1; }
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox + span:after {
	flex-shrink:0;
	margin-left:.5em;width:2em;
	opacity:0;
	content:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 250 250'%3E%3Ccircle cx='125' cy='125' r='125' fill='%23231F20' opacity='.1'/%3E%3Cpath fill='%230B8B44' d='M95.823 139.432l-32.492-32.56-31.872 31.883-.008-.008 63.72 63.732L218.549 79.116 187.494 47.52z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked + span:after {
	opacity:1;
	transition: opacity 250ms ease 150ms; 
}

 

[flydev 1,498]

Really great ! Thanks for sharing !

Is there a SCSS version of it ?

[Chris Bennett 24]

Sorry flydev, not at the moment. I am an old-school, banging-rocks-together, CSS kinda dude, so am not experienced with compilers in general, yet.
I get why they are very useful, I just haven't *needed*  to use them in the past.

It is something I plan to work towards with processwire after many years of static sites.. Using variables are starting to make great sense.

It's still very much a  work in progress and is not very fancy or tricky, so it should be able to slot in somewhere without much hassle.

[flydev 1,498]

I fully understand, same thing here and I still don't know how it really work.. I can use, modify or compile it but not write a single SCSS, LESS or whatever file.. !  I first put my hand into theses things recently with the AdminThemeUikit and AdminThemeBoss. But once you get it, I must admit that they are usefull.

A small advice to get started with theses things, take a look there from @Noel Boss : 

https://github.com/noelboss/AdminThemeBoss#modify-yourself

 

Anyway, great addition, thanks again 🙂

[3fingers 254]

1 hour ago, flydev said:

Really great ! Thanks for sharing !

Is there a SCSS version of it ?

.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox {
    font-size: .8rem;
    margin-top: 0;
    position: relative;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    outline: none;
    width: 4em;
    height: 2.4em;
    border: 2px solid #D6D6D6;
    border-radius: 3em;
    box-shadow: inset 5em 0 0 0 #DDD;
    flex-shrink: 0;

    &:after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: .25em;
        left: .25em;
        background: #FFF;
        width: 1.6em;
        height: 1.6em;
        border-radius: 50%;
        transition: all 250ms ease 20ms;
        box-shadow: .05em .25em .5em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
}

.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked {
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: inset 5em 0 0 0 #4ed164;
    border-color: #67bba5;

    &:after {
        left: 1.85em;
        box-shadow: 0 0 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
}

label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked+span {
    color: #008a00;
    transition: all 250ms ease 20ms;
}

.InputfieldCheckbox .InputfieldContent label:only-of-type {
    display: flex;
}

label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox+span {
    color: #c3c3c3;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    line-height: 1.1;

}

 

[flydev 1,498]

[3fingers 254]

2 minutes ago, flydev said:

I've just stripped out the ":after" declarations nesting them inside their respective selectors 🙂

[Noel Boss 280]

 Thanks @Chris Bennett ! Just integrated it in my latest release: 

Looks nice!

[flydev 1,498]

@Chris Bennett @Noel Boss, I don't know how look your user edit page, but on mine, the checkboxes are not customized. It was also necessary to add the rule for :

.InputfieldCheckboxesStacked { }

 

Below the modified @3fingers version :

Spoiler

// Custom checkbox > on/off style
.InputfieldCheckboxesStacked label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox, 
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox {
    font-size: .6rem;
    margin-top: 0;
    position: relative;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    outline: none;
    width: 4em;
    height: 2.2em;
    border: 2px solid #D6D6D6;
    border-radius: 1em;
    box-shadow: inset 5em 0 0 0 #DDD;
    flex-shrink: 0;

    &:after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: .1em;
      left: .25em;
      background: #FFF;
      width: 1.5em;
      height: 1.5em;
      border-radius: 50%;
      transition: all 250ms ease 20ms;
      box-shadow: 0.05em 0.25em 0.5em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
}

.InputfieldCheckboxesStacked label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked, 
.uk-form-controls-text label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked {
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: inset 5em 0 0 0 #464646;
    border-color: @github-button-border-color-hover;

    &:after {
        left: 1.85em;
        box-shadow: 0 0 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
}

label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox:checked+span {
    color: @reno-text-color;
    transition: all 250ms ease 20ms;
}

.InputfieldCheckbox .InputfieldContent label:only-of-type {
    display: inline-flex;
}

label:only-of-type input.uk-checkbox+span {
    color: #c3c3c3;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    line-height: 1.1;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

 

 

[Noel Boss 280]

@flydev I did not use the code as is but changed and extended some of it.