Awesome Yii Framework

A curated list of awesome Yii Framework extensions, tutorials and other nice things.
Inspired by awesome-php (https://github.com/ziadoz/awesome-php) and other awesome lists (https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome).

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⟡ Yii 2. (#yii-2)
⟡ Yii 1. (#yii-1)

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Official Resources

⟡ Official site (http://www.yiiframework.com/)
⟡ Official community (http://www.yiiframework.com/community/)

Yii News

⟡ YiiFeed.com (http://yiifeed.com/) - community selected stream of news about Yii framework.


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Tutorials

⟡ The definive guide to Yii2:  HTML (http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-index.html), PDF (en) (http://stuff.cebe.cc/yii2-guide.en.pdf), PDF (ru) (http://stuff.cebe.cc/yii2-guide.ru.pdf) (work in progress).
⟡ Try Yii2 (https://github.com/iJackUA/try-yii2) - Vagrant VM + Ansible provisioning = Complete readymade virtual server Yii2 playground.


Project structure examples

⟡ Official basic (https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/tree/master/apps/basic#yii-2-basic-application-template) and advanced (http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-tutorial-advanced-app.html) structures. Code 
(https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/tree/master/apps).
⟡ Minimal Application Template (https://github.com/samdark/yii2-minimal) by samdark.
⟡ Practical Application Template (https://github.com/kartik-v/yii2-app-practical) by kartik-v (and its variations "A" (https://github.com/kartik-v/yii2-app-practical-a) and "B" (https://github.com/kartik-v/yii2-app-practical-b)).
⟡ Demo blog on AngularJS with server-side Yii2 Rest API (https://github.com/githubjeka/angular-yii2) by githubjeka.

Extensions

Widgets / GUI

⟡ kartik-v/yii2-widgets (https://github.com/kartik-v/yii2-widgets) - Collection of useful widgets.
⟡ Krajee Yii Extensions (http://demos.krajee.com/) - a collection of extensions & modules.
⟡ Lepture Markdown editor (https://github.com/iJackUA/yii2-lepture-markdown-editor-widget) - a markdown editor you really want.

Social

⟡ kartik-v/yii2-social (https://github.com/kartik-v/yii2-social) - a module for embedding social plugins and widgets.
⟡ Kudos (https://github.com/iJackUA/yii2-kudos-widget) - widget for Svbtle style Kudos.

Geo / Maps

⟡ 2amigos/yii2-leaflet-library (https://github.com/2amigos/yii2-leaflet-library) - extension library to display interactive maps with Leaflet.
⟡ amstr1k/yii2-geography (https://github.com/amstr1k/yii2-geography) - extension to work with cities and countries from the database Geonames (http://www.geonames.org/)

Database

⟡ yii2-arangodb (https://github.com/DevGroup-ru/yii2-arangodb) - ArangoDB integration for the Yii2 : Connection, Query, ActiveRecord, Migrations.
⟡ 2amigos/yii2-taggable-behavior (https://github.com/2amigos/yii2-taggable-behavior) - behavior functions for tagging.
⟡ 2amigos/yii2-translateable-behavior (https://github.com/2amigos/yii2-translateable-behavior) - handles ActiveRecord's attribute translations.

File System

⟡ 2amigos/yii2-file-upload-widget (https://github.com/2amigos/yii2-file-upload-widget) - handles a BlueImp jQuery File Upload plugin.

Other

⟡ 2amigos/yii2-qrcode-helper (https://github.com/2amigos/yii2-qrcode-helper) - helper allows you to render QrCode.
⟡ monitorbacklinks/yii2-wordpress (https://github.com/monitorbacklinks/yii2-wordpress) - a component for integration with Wordpress CMS via XML-RPC API.

CMS (Yii2 based)

⟡ LUYA (https://luya.io) - The Yii 2 CMS to build beautiful and easy editable websites pretty fast!
⟡ dotPlant2 (http://dotplant.ru/) - e-commerce CMS.
⟡ EASYII CMS (http://easyiicms.com/) - control panel and tools.

Tools and integrations

⟡ Not known.

Books

⟡ "How To Create Single Page Application in minutes! with AngularJs 1.3 and Yii 2.0" (https://www.gitbook.com/book/hscstudio/angular1-yii2/details) by Hafid Mukhlasin.
⟡ "Web Application Development with Yii 2 and PHP" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1783981881) by Mark Safronov.
⟡ Larry Ulman has a plan to update his Yii book (http://www.larryullman.com/2012/09/12/yii-2-and-the-yii-book/) for Yii2 after its release.
⟡ Yii2 Cookbook (https://github.com/samdark/yii2-cookbook/blob/master/book/README.md) by samdark (work in progress).
⟡ Yii 2 For Beginners (https://leanpub.com/yii2forbeginners) by Bill Keck

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Tutorials

⟡ For sure you should start with official guides (http://www.yiiframework.com/tutorials/).
⟡ Yii 1.1: How to learn Yii?! (http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/268/how-to-learn-yii) - Bring some learning flow recommendation.
⟡ A longer series on installing, using, and customizing the Yii framework (http://www.larryullman.com/series/learning-the-yii-framework/) by Larry Ulman.
⟡ Under the Hood of Yii’s Component Architecture (http://www.sitepoint.com/yii-under-the-hood-1/) (3 parts) - must read to get deep understanding of what Components are in Yii.
⟡ Configuring PhpStorm IDE for Yii (http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/92/configuring-phpstorm-ide-for-yii/).
⟡ Configuring NetBeans IDE for Yii (http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/83/netbeans-ide-and-yii-projects/).

Project structure examples

⟡ Yiinitializr (http://yiinitializr.2amigos.us/) - a project template generator. Has 3 options - basic, intermediate and advanced.
⟡ YiiBoilerplate (https://github.com/clevertech/YiiBoilerplate) - structure for enterprise-grade websites. Vagrant, test and static code analysis tool inside.
⟡ crisu83/yii-app (https://github.com/crisu83/yii-app) - advanced structure, Vagrant and basic set of extensions inside.
⟡ YiiBackboneBoilerplate (https://github.com/clevertech/YiiBackboneBoilerplate) - the flexibility of YiiBoilerplate with a twist for BackboneJS applications.


Extensions

Widgets / GUI

⟡ YiiBooster (http://yiibooster.clevertech.biz/) - a collection of Bootstrap based widgets.
⟡ YiiWheels (http://yiiwheels.2amigos.us/) - like a YiiBooster, but with more optimized approach.
⟡ YiiStrap (http://www.getyiistrap.com/) - the ultimate Twitter Bootstrap extension for Yii.
⟡ YiiFoundation (https://github.com/2amigos/yiifoundation) -  extension library for ZURB Foundation Framework.

Database

⟡ MongoYii (https://github.com/Sammaye/MongoYii) - a Yii MongoDB ORM.

Input

⟡ Imperavi redactor widget (https://github.com/yiiext/imperavi-redactor-widget) - Imperavi Redactor WYSIWYG widget (OEM-licensed for Yii).
⟡ X-editable (https://github.com/vitalets/x-editable-yii) - bundle of widgets and server-side component for creating editable elements in Yii application.

Image

⟡ crisu83/yii-image (https://github.com/crisu83/yii-image) - image versioning and manipulation.

Authentication / RBAC

⟡ yii-auth (https://github.com/Crisu83/yii-auth) - web UI for Yii's authorization manager.
⟡ yii-eauth (https://github.com/Nodge/yii-eauth) - allows to authenticate users by the OpenID, OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0 providers.

Scaffolding

⟡ giix (https://github.com/rcoelho/giix) - gii extended.
⟡ yii-caviar (https://github.com/crisu83/yii-caviar) - next generation code generation for Yii.

Template

⟡ Twig renderer (https://github.com/yiiext/twig-renderer) - allows to use Twig (http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) template engine in views.
⟡ Smarty renderer (https://github.com/yiiext/smarty-renderer) - allows you to use Smarty 3 (http://www.smarty.net/) templates in views.
⟡ Fenom renderer (https://bitbucket.org/RSol/rfenomviewrender) - allows to use Fenom (https://github.com/fenom-template/fenom) template engine in views.
⟡ Quicky renderer (https://github.com/yiiext/quicky-renderer) -  allows to use Quicky (https://github.com/kakserpom/quicky) template engine in views.
⟡ Haml renderer (https://github.com/delfit/yii-haml) - allows to use Haml (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haml) in views.

Debug

⟡ Yii2 debug panel port (https://github.com/zhuravljov/yii2-debug) - debug panel for Yii 1.1 (ported from Yii 2).
⟡ Debug toolbar (http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/yii-debug-toolbar/) - a configurable set of panels that display various debug information about the current request/response.
⟡ Db profiler (https://github.com/samdark/yii-db-profiler) - Yii profiler adjusted to deal with MySQL performance optimizations.

API

⟡ RESTFullYii (https://github.com/evan108108/RESTFullYii) - full HTTP verb support for resources, the ability to offset, limit, sort, filter and manipulate related data.

Other

⟡ EAV behavior (https://github.com/yiiext/eav-behavior) - implements entity-attribute-value pattern.
⟡ Nested Set Behavior (https://github.com/yiiext/nested-set-behavior) - AR models behavior that allows to work with nested sets tree.
⟡ Activerecord relation behavior (https://github.com/yiiext/activerecord-relation-behavior) - put together the awesomeness of many yii extensions that aim to improve saving of related records.

CMS (Yii based)

⟡ HumHub (https://www.humhub.org/) - a flexible open source Social Network Kit.
⟡ Phundament (http://phundament.com/) - universal HTML5 Application Boilerplates.
⟡ Yupe (http://yupe.ru/en) - simple, lite and easy. Uses Yii, Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery.
⟡ CiiMS (https://github.com/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS) - a high performance CMS blogging platform designed to be easy to use.
⟡ yiicms (https://github.com/magefad/yiicms) - easy CMS with the basic modules and extensions to start.
⟡ Craft (https://craftcms.com/) - very slick commercial CMS with a free plan.

Tools and integrations

⟡ YiiStorm (http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/?webide&pluginId=7182) - Yii framework integration for PhpStorm.
⟡ NetBeans Yii Plugin (http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/47246/php-yii-framework-netbeans-phpcc) - add navigation, code completion and command run support.

Books

⟡ "Yii Project Blueprints" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/178328773X) by Charles R. Portwood II.
⟡ "Yii Application Development Cookbook" (http://yiicookbook.org/) by Alexander Makarov.
⟡ "Web Application Development with Yii and PHP" (http://www.packtpub.com/web-development/web-application-development-yii-and-php) by Jeffrey Winesett.
⟡ "The Yii Book" (https://larry.pub) by Larry Ulman.
⟡ "Yii Rapid Application Development Hotshot" (http://www.packtpub.com/web-development/yii-rapid-application-development-hotshot) by Lauren J. O'Meara, James R. Hamilton III.
⟡ "Beginning Yii *Video* " (http://www.packtpub.com/web-development/beginning-yii-video) by Chris Backhouse.

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⟡ http://yiinewsletter.com (http://yiinewsletter.com/) - the best Yii tips, tricks, and tools delivered to your inbox.
⟡ http://yiiframework.ru (http://yiiframework.ru/) - Russian-speaking community.


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