diff --git a/app/protected/controllers/SiteController.php b/app/protected/controllers/SiteController.php
index ab4b6c7..6130c5b 100644
--- a/app/protected/controllers/SiteController.php
+++ b/app/protected/controllers/SiteController.php
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ class SiteController extends \yii\web\Controller
 		$model = new LoginForm();
 		if (isset($_POST[$model->formName()])) {
 			$model->attributes = $_POST[$model->formName()];
-			if ($model->validate()) {
-				$user = User::findByUsername($model->username);
-				Yii::$app->getUser()->login($user);
+			if ($model->login()) {
 				Yii::$app->getResponse()->redirect(array('site/index'));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/app/protected/models/LoginForm.php b/app/protected/models/LoginForm.php
index 743f95d..9067615 100644
--- a/app/protected/models/LoginForm.php
+++ b/app/protected/models/LoginForm.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace app\models;
 
+use Yii;
 use yii\base\Model;
 
 /**
@@ -34,4 +35,15 @@ class LoginForm extends Model
 			$this->addError('password', 'Incorrect username or password.');
 		}
 	}
+
+	public function login()
+	{
+		if ($this->validate()) {
+			$user = User::findByUsername($this->username);
+			Yii::$app->getUser()->login($user);
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/protected/views/site/login.php b/app/protected/views/site/login.php
index 54afed2..a2882a0 100644
--- a/app/protected/views/site/login.php
+++ b/app/protected/views/site/login.php
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ use yii\helpers\Html;
 <p>Please fill out the following fields to login:</p>
 
 <?php $form = $this->beginWidget('yii\widgets\ActiveForm'); ?>
+	<?php echo $form->field($model, 'username')->textInput(); ?>
+	<?php echo $form->field($model, 'password')->checkboxAlt(); ?>
 	<?php
-		$field = $form->beginField($model, 'username');
-		echo $field->label() . "\n" . $field->textInput() . "\n" . $field->error() . "\n";
-		$form->endField();
-
-		$field = $form->beginField($model, 'password');
-		echo $field->label() . "\n" . $field->textInput() . "\n" . $field->error() . "\n";
-		$form->endField();
+		$field = $form->field($model, 'username');
+		echo $field->begin() . "\n"
+			. $field->label() . "\n"
+			. Html::activeTextInput($model, 'username') . "\n"
+			. $field->error() . "\n"
+			. $field->end();
 	?>
 	<?php echo Html::submitButton('Login'); ?>
 <?php $this->endWidget(); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php b/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
index 965f48a..fc19d50 100644
--- a/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
+++ b/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace yii\widgets;
 
 use yii\base\Component;
+use yii\base\InvalidParamException;
 use yii\helpers\Html;
 
 /**
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ use yii\helpers\Html;
 class ActiveField extends Component
 {
 	/**
+	 * @var string the tag name. Defaults to 'div'.
+	 */
+	public $tag;
+	/**
 	 * @var ActiveForm
 	 */
 	public $form;
@@ -35,42 +40,60 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	
 	public function begin()
 	{
+		$options = $this->options === null ? $this->form->fieldOptions : $this->options;
+		$this->tag = isset($options['tag']) ? $options['tag'] : 'div';
+		unset($options['tag']);
+		$class = isset($options['class']) ? array($options['class']) : array();
+		if ($this->form->autoFieldCssClass) {
+			$class[] = 'field-' . Html::getInputId($this->model, $this->attribute);
+		}
+		if ($this->model->isAttributeRequired($this->attribute)) {
+			$class[] = $this->form->requiredCssClass;
+		}
 		if ($this->model->hasErrors($this->attribute)) {
-			if (isset($this->options['class'])) {
-				$this->options['class'] .= ' ' . $this->form->errorCssClass;
-			} else {
-				$this->options['class'] = $this->form->errorCssClass;
-			}
+			$class[] = $this->form->errorCssClass;
+		}
+		if ($class !== array()) {
+			$options['class'] = implode(' ', $class);
 		}
-		return Html::beginTag('div', $this->options);
+		return Html::beginTag($this->tag, $options);
 	}
 	
 	public function end()
 	{
-		return Html::endTag('div');
+		return Html::endTag($this->tag);
+	}
+
+	public function label($options = null)
+	{
+		if ($options === null) {
+			$options = $this->form->labelOptions;
+		}
+		return Html::activeLabel($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
 	}
 
-	public function error($options = array())
+	public function error($options = null)
 	{
-		if (empty($options)) {
+		if ($options === null) {
 			$options = $this->form->errorOptions;
 		}
 		$attribute = Html::getAttributeName($this->attribute);
-		$tag = isset($options['tag']) ? $options['tag'] : 'div';
-		unset($options['tag']);
 		$error = $this->model->getFirstError($attribute);
 		if ($error === null) {
 			$options['style'] = isset($options['style']) ? rtrim($options['style'], ';') . '; display:none' : 'display:none';
 		}
+		$tag = isset($options['tag']) ? $options['tag'] : 'span';
+		unset($options['tag']);
 		return Html::tag($tag, Html::encode($error), $options);
 	}
 
-	public function label($options = array())
+	protected function render($input)
 	{
-		if (empty($options)) {
-			$options = $this->form->labelOptions;
-		}
-		return Html::activeLabel($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->begin() . "\n" . strtr($this->form->fieldTemplate, array(
+			'{input}' => $input,
+			'{label}' => $this->label(),
+			'{error}' => $this->error(),
+		)) . $this->end();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -82,7 +105,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function input($type, $options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeInput($type, $this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeInput($type, $this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -95,7 +118,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function textInput($options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeTextInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeTextInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -108,7 +131,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function hiddenInput($options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeHiddenInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeHiddenInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -121,7 +144,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function passwordInput($options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeHiddenInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activePasswordInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -134,7 +157,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function fileInput($options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeFileInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeFileInput($this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -146,7 +169,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function textarea($options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeTextarea($this->model, $this->attribute, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeTextarea($this->model, $this->attribute, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -168,7 +191,16 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function radio($value = '1', $options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeRadio($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeRadio($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options));
+	}
+
+	public function radioAlt($value = '1', $options = array())
+	{
+		$label = Html::encode($this->model->getAttributeLabel($this->attribute));
+		return $this->begin() . "\n"
+			. Html::label(Html::activeRadio($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options) . ' ' . $label) . "\n"
+			. $this->error() . "\n"
+			. $this->end();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -190,7 +222,16 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function checkbox($value = '1', $options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeCheckbox($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeCheckbox($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options));
+	}
+
+	public function checkboxAlt($value = '1', $options = array())
+	{
+		$label = Html::encode($this->model->getAttributeLabel($this->attribute));
+		return $this->begin() . "\n"
+			. Html::label(Html::activeCheckbox($this->model, $this->attribute, $value, $options) . ' ' . $label) . "\n"
+			. $this->error() . "\n"
+			. $this->end();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -225,9 +266,9 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 *
 	 * @return string the generated drop-down list tag
 	 */
-	public function DropDownList($items, $options = array())
+	public function dropDownList($items, $options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeDropDownList($this->model, $this->attribute, $items, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeDropDownList($this->model, $this->attribute, $items, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -267,7 +308,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 	 */
 	public function listBox($items, $options = array())
 	{
-		return Html::activeListBox($this->model, $this->attribute, $items, $options);
+		return $this->render(Html::activeListBox($this->model, $this->attribute, $items, $options));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/framework/widgets/ActiveForm.php b/framework/widgets/ActiveForm.php
index 7bb790f..6bbee3f 100644
--- a/framework/widgets/ActiveForm.php
+++ b/framework/widgets/ActiveForm.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 namespace yii\widgets;
 
 use Yii;
-use yii\base\InvalidCallException;
-use yii\base\InvalidParamException;
 use yii\base\Widget;
 use yii\base\Model;
 use yii\helpers\Html;
@@ -33,25 +31,32 @@ class ActiveForm extends Widget
 	 */
 	public $method = 'post';
 	public $options = array();
-	public $errorOptions = array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'yii-error-message');
-	public $labelOptions = array('class' => 'yii-input-label');
+	public $fieldOptions = array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'yii-field');
+	public $fieldTemplate = "{label}\n{input}\n{error}";
+	public $autoFieldCssClass = true;
+	public $errorOptions = array('tag' => 'span', 'class' => 'yii-error-message');
+	public $labelOptions = array('class' => 'control-label');
 	/**
 	 * @var string the default CSS class for the error summary container.
 	 * @see errorSummary()
 	 */
 	public $errorSummaryCssClass = 'yii-error-summary';
 	/**
+	 * @var string the default CSS class that indicates an input is required.
+	 */
+	public $requiredCssClass = 'required';
+	/**
 	 * @var string the default CSS class that indicates an input has error.
 	 */
-	public $errorCssClass = 'yii-error';
+	public $errorCssClass = 'error';
 	/**
 	 * @var string the default CSS class that indicates an input validated successfully.
 	 */
-	public $successCssClass = 'yii-success';
+	public $successCssClass = 'success';
 	/**
 	 * @var string the default CSS class that indicates an input is currently being validated.
 	 */
-	public $validatingCssClass = 'yii-validating';
+	public $validatingCssClass = 'validating';
 	/**
 	 * @var boolean whether to enable client-side data validation. Defaults to false.
 	 * When this property is set true, client-side validation will be performed by validators
@@ -123,31 +128,14 @@ class ActiveForm extends Widget
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @var ActiveField[]
-	 */
-	private $_fieldStack = array();
-
-	public function beginField($model, $attribute, $options = array())
+	public function field($model, $attribute, $options = null)
 	{
-		$field = Yii::createObject(array(
+		return Yii::createObject(array(
 			'class' => $this->fieldClass,
 			'model' => $model,
 			'attribute' => $attribute,
 			'form' => $this,
 			'options' => $options,
 		));
-		echo $field->begin();
-		return $this->_fieldStack[] = $field;
-	}
-
-	public function endField()
-	{
-		if ($this->_fieldStack !== array()) {
-			$field = array_pop($this->_fieldStack);
-			echo $field->end();
-		} else {
-			throw new InvalidCallException('The "beginField" and "endField" calls are not matching.');
-		}
 	}
 }