To add an ajax button to CGridView modify the buttons column as 'columns' => array( 'id', 'name', array( 'class'=>'CButtonColumn', 'template' => '{view} {update} {delete}', 'buttons'=>array( 'view' => array( 'url'=>'"index.php?r=admin/view&id=".$data->user_id."&m=users"', 'click' => "function (){ $('#viewTab').load($(this).attr('href'));return false; }" ) ), ), […]