Toggle is a user interface component that allows people to manage the state of something. This means that users can choose between two opposing states that affect the content of a page or view. Toggles enforce a binary answer, on or off, and so it is important to clearly define the current state of the toggle using direct labels and visual cues.

For example, it is helpful to use a different color for the toggle switch when changing from on to off and vice versa to ensure clarity. Also, be mindful of cultural and societal implications when choosing which colors to use for the toggles as some may have associations with certain emotions and symbols. For example, red for the on position could be counterintuitive to some who associate it with stop signs or traffic signals.

Another benefit of using toggles is their ability to enable you to easily roll out and roll back features in a product without having to manually change every single configuration within your code. By having the toggle configuration live side-by-side in your source control and by using a platform like Kameleoon to check the status of your toggles, you can query for the toggle status during runtime and use this information to dynamically re-configure specific service instances at the time of execution without requiring code deployment.

The ability to toggle content is particularly useful for managing the visibility of navigational menus and sidebars in responsive web design and can be used for other elements such as the scroll position of a widget. Toggles are also a great way to hide things that may be confusing or unused to avoid cluttering up the UI when creating a new product.