Renderers change the output of a post, the auto-p is a example.

Most renderers add something like;
[plugincode]some value[/plugincode]

Which will be replaced with the appropriate output when the post is rendered.

Hope this helps.

Not sure if we're talking about the same thing.... In the Admin Plugin page, when you edit the properties for a plugin one of the options is Apply Rendering with values like "Never", "Always", "Stealth", etc...

xangelusx wrote:

Not sure if we're talking about the same thing.... In the Admin Plugin page, when you edit the properties for a plugin one of the options is Apply Rendering with values like "Never", "Always", "Stealth", etc...

Yes those are the rendering methods.

Never - This plugin is not a renderer and should never render anything
Always - This plugin always has something to do
Stealth - The plugin handles when and when not it should render the post
Lazy - ( My Favourite ) B2evo automaticly detects when and when not your renderer should be applied.

I've created a manual page here: http://manual.b2evolution.net/Plugin/apply_rendering

Also, I'll add a help icon to the back office that links to it.