Illustrated is an extension for the Yii framework 2.0. It is a Behavior that makes any ActiveRecord, well, illustrated. It links the ActiveRecord to one (or possibly more) image files. The images have strict proportions, allowing for a clean layout of views and other pages. The uploaded images may have several resolutions.

The Illustrated behavior co-operates with the enclosed CropperWidget widget. This lets the user crop the image, before uploading it to the server.

The relevant code in the ActiveRecord

<?php

use sjaakp\illustrated\Illustrated;

class Demo extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    //...
    public function behaviors()
    {
        return [
            [
                'class' => Illustrated::class,
                'attributes' => [
                    'picture' => [
                        'cropWidth' => 580,
                        'cropSteps' => 4,
                    ]
                ]
            ]
        ];
    }
    //...
}

The code in the View

<?php $form = ActiveForm::begin([
    'options' => [
        'enctype' => 'multipart/form-data',
    ]
]); ?>

<?= $form->field($model, 'picture')->widget(CropperWidget::class,
    [ 'options' => [ 'aspect' => 'portrait' ] ]) ?>
...
<?php ActiveForm::end(); ?>