Summary

This iteration demonstrated just how easy it is to integrate Yii with other external frameworks. We specifically used the popular Zend Framework to demonstrate this and were able to quickly add an RSS compliant web feed to our application. Though we specifically used Zend_Feed, we really demonstrated how to integrate any of the Zend Framework components into the application. This further extends the already extensive feature offering of Yii, making Yii applications incredibly feature rich.

We also learned about the URL Management features within Yii and altered our URL format throughout the application to be more user and search engine friendly. This is a first step in improving upon the look and feel of our application. Something we have very much neglected up to this point. Turning our focus to styles, themes, and generally making things pretty is the focus of the next iteration.