Fixes #6391

framework/widgets/BaseListView.php

@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ abstract class BaseListView extends Widget
     /**
      * @var array the configuration for the pager widget. By default, [[LinkPager]] will be
      * used to render the pager. You can use a different widget class by configuring the "class" element.
+     * Note that the widget must support the `pagination` property which will be populated with the `pagination` value
+     * of [[dataProvider]].
      */
     public $pager = [];
     /**
      * @var array the configuration for the sorter widget. By default, [[LinkSorter]] will be
      * used to render the sorter. You can use a different widget class by configuring the "class" element.
+     * Note that the widget must support the `sort` property which will be populated with the `sort` value
+     * of [[dataProvider]].
      */
     public $sorter = [];
     /**