Chosen usage instructions =========================== 1. Checkout source code to your project, for example to ext.chosen. 2. Use it, as any input widget. Example: $this->widget('ext.chosen.Chosen',array( 'name' => 'inputName', // input name 'value' => '2', // selection 'data' => array( // list of select options '1'=>'Option 1', '2'=>'Option 2', '3'=>'Option 3', '4'=>'Option 4', ), )); Also you can use it like CHtml helper ---------------------------------------- Before this import ext.chosen.Chosen, you can add it to config/main.php or call Yii::import('ext.chosen.Chosen') before usage. Chosen::dropDownList($name, $select, $data, $htmlOptions); Chosen::activeDropDownList($model, $attribute, $data, $htmlOptions); Chosen::multiSelect($name, $select, $data, $htmlOptions); Chosen::activeMultiSelect($model, $attribute, $data, $htmlOptions);