public function run() { $hits = NULL; $model = new PostSearch(); if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())) { if ($model->searchstring !== '') { $hits = Post::searchByString($model->searchstring)->all(); } } echo $this->render('@frenzelgmbh/sblog/widgets/views/_search', array('model' => $model, 'hits' => $hits)); }