JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">


<body>

<div class="container" id="myWizard">

<div class="navbar">
<div class="navbar-inner">

<ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" id="mytabs">
<li class="active"><a href="#step1" aria-controls="step1" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" id="ali1">1</a></li>
<li><a href="#step2" aria-controls="step2" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" id="ali2">2</a></li>
<li><a href="#step3" aria-controls="step3" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" id="ali3">3</a></li>
<li><a href="#step4" aria-controls="step4" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" id="ali4">4</a></li>
<li><a href="#step5" aria-controls="step5" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" id="ali5">5</a></li>
</ul>

</div>
</div>
   
<div class="tab-content">
   
<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="step1">content1
<a class="btn next" id="a1">Continue</a>
</div>
      
<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="step2">content2               
<a class="btn next" id="a2">Continue</a>
</div>
      
<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="step3">content3
<a class="btn next" id="a3">Continue</a>
</div>
      
<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="step4">content4
<a class="btn next" id="a4">Continue</a>
</div>
      
<div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="step5">content5
<a class="btn first" id="a5">Done</a>
</div>

</div>

</div>

<!-- Latest compiled and minified JavaScript -->

</body>
</html>

JavaScript

$( document ).ready(function(){

$("#a1").click(function(){
    $(".nav-tabs a[href='#step2']").tab("show")
});

});