Installation & details
Halo Release Action by Cult UI. A deployment release control that uses the HaloButton's animated gradient rim and staggered typography to turn a routine publish action into a focused, premium status transition. Try the live React demo, inspect the original source, and install from PODIE.
React · Tailwind CSS · MIT license · Original registry
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Installation and usage
The published examples target React 19 and Tailwind CSS 4. See the recorded installation tests and their limits; verify compatibility in your own project.
01 — Set up your project
First component? Initialize shadcn once.
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest init02 — Install the component
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://podie.dev/r/cult--halo-button.json03 — Add it to your interface
Import the component from the path created by the installer.
'use client';
import EffectHaloButton from '@/components/podie/cult--halo-button/demo';
export default function Example() {
return (
<div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100vh' }}>
<EffectHaloButton />
</div>
);
}
Example styling
These styles belong to the demo wrapper. Add them to your stylesheet to reproduce this example.
.expanded-demo { position:relative; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; width:360px; max-width:100%; min-height:180px; padding:15px; isolation:isolate }
.demo-stack { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:22px }
.demo-action { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:8px; border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:8px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); color:var(--foreground, #171717); padding:10px 16px; font-size:13px; cursor:pointer }
.demo-action:hover { background:var(--accent, #eee) }
.demo-tile { padding:16px 22px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:12px; color:var(--foreground, #171717); font-size:15px }
.demo-art { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; min-height:140px; padding:30px; width:280px; max-width:100%; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:16px; text-align:center; font-size:25px; letter-spacing:-.7px; color:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.demo-art.h-full { height:100%; min-height:0 }
.demo-gradient { position:relative; background:linear-gradient(145deg,#b6c7d1,#d5bcd6 50%,#e2d5bb); border-radius:16px; padding:20px; color:#222 }
.demo-gradient .demo-tile { background:#ffffff48 }
.demo-scene { position:relative; width:360px; height:260px; max-width:100%; overflow:hidden; border-radius:12px }
.demo-scene-label { position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%); text-align:center; font-size:25px; line-height:1.3; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-.7px; z-index:1; pointer-events:none }
.demo-dot { display:block; width:60px; height:60px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.expanded-demo:has(.codrops-preview) { width:100%; max-width:none; height:100%; padding:0 }
.codrops-preview { width:100%; height:100%; border:0; border-radius:inherit }Dependencies and distribution
@base-ui/react, motion The CLI installs declared dependencies. React is a project prerequisite; scenes may include bundled libraries with their own notices.
By Cult UI · MIT license. Original component source and license included.
Choosing and integrating this component
PODIE source review ·
Where it fits
A prominent action with a loading label and halo treatment. isLoading drives the busy state, spinner and animated label width.
Integration boundary
Editable React source. Set loading from the real operation and reset it on both success and failure. Provide useful loadingText.
Checks before shipping
The preview simulates an operation. The button does not perform a request or prove that a server action succeeded.
Recorded verification
The recorded review on 2026-10-11 passed clean npm and pnpm installation checks and the tested desktop and mobile demo flows for this registry hash. Reviewer: PODIE daily visual editor / openai/gpt-5.6-luna. These are historical results, not a new certification of every device or application state. Read the method and limitations.
No component-specific mobile performance or assistive-technology pass is claimed here. Test the final page, including its content, theme and application logic.
Reviewed source identity
Registry SHA-256: 7320560e59f59bbef3179ffd45ba04e794a6cd162ba7a3f0edd350282c3094c3
Entry file: components/podie/cult--halo-button/components/ui/halo-button.tsx. 4 files in the registry payload.