Yii3 Roadmap

yii3-roadmap.md

Yii3 Roadmap

Last updated: 08.07.2025

The Yii3 release is approaching, and the team is working hard to complete the final steps 💪.

At the heart of Yii3 are its packages, which form the foundation of the framework. So far, 109 packages have been released, and the remaining ones are already 80-90% complete. But Yii3 is more than just its set of packages. It also includes great documentation and ready-to-use application templates. Completing these elements is a key part of preparing for the final release.

You can support the Yii3 team and help accelerate the release by making a donation. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps us move closer to delivering Yii3:

• Open Collective
• Sponsr
• Boosty

Your support makes a real difference and is deeply appreciated 💖. Together, we can bring Yii3 to life!

😎 Stay tuned for updates on yiiframework.com, join the conversation in Yii3 telegram chat (English / Русский), and follow Yii3 Chronicles channel (English / Русский).

Database

• Release Yii DB 2 (package yiisoft/db)
• Adapt DBMS-packages to Yii DB 2 and release it
  • yiisoft/db-mssql
  • yiisoft/db-mysql
  • yiisoft/db-oracle
  • yiisoft/db-pgsql
  • yiisoft/db-sqlite
• Adapt yiisoft/db-migration to Yii DB 2 and release it
• Release yiisoft/active-record

Data

• Release yiisoft/yii-dataview
• Release yiisoft/data-db

Demo

• Split yiisoft/demo on separate packages for web application and API application
• Refactor demo web application
• Refactor demo API application

Application Templates

• Release yiisoft/app
• Release yiisoft/app-api

Documentation

• Actualize yiisoft/docs
• Guide based on yiisoft/docs
• API documentation

Yii3 Release

• Landing page
  • Design & Layout
  • Content
• Update yiiframework.com
• Official announce
  • Write announce text

Optional

Debug

• Release yiisoft/yii-debug
• Release yiisoft/yii-debug-api
• Release yiisoft/yii-dev-panel

The delays in bringing Yii3 to completion has not been comforting to me. I wanted to use Yii3 but continued using Yii2. But I keep wondering if that was the correct approach. In hindsight, I should have opted for something like Symfony a long time ago. Not trying to start a flame war - just saying that the delays show a lack of commitment to the project from the devs.

@pradeshc It's not the lack of commitment. It is the nature of pure community-driven OpenSource. We want not just to release something but make it excellent. That's why.