diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 23aec634..ccc41808 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Change List
 =========
+Version 3.1.72(Build 2024012400)
+- Added a template and code to support it, that allows you to call a renderer function from a template
+
 Version 3.1.71(2023101300)
  - removed debugger statement
  - removed deprecated calback call which php8.2 complained about
diff --git a/filter.php b/filter.php
index 717a2fd1..50d2ed19 100644
--- a/filter.php
+++ b/filter.php
@@ -426,10 +426,18 @@ function filter_poodll_process(array $link, $ext = false) {
         }
 
         //If this is a renderer call, lets do it
-        if(isset($filterprops['component']) && isset($filterprops['function']) && isset($filterprops['cmid'])){
+        //it will be a function in a renderer with a name that begins with "embed_" .. e.g "embed_something"
+        //the args filterprops will be a pipe delimited string of args, eg {POODLL:type="mod_ogte",function="embed_table",args="arg1|arg2|arg3"}
+        //if the args string contains "cloudpoodlltoken" it will be replaced with the actual cloud poodll token.
+        if(isset($filterprops['renderer']) && isset($filterprops['function']) && strpos($filterprops['function'],'embed_')===0){
             if(!isset($token)){$token=false;}
-            $somerenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer($filterprops['component']);
-            $renderedcontent=call_user_func_array([$somerenderer, $filterprops['function']], [$filterprops['cmid'],$token]);
+            $somerenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer($filterprops['renderer']);
+            $args=[];
+            if(isset($filterprops['args'])){
+                $args_string =str_replace('cloudpoodlltoken',$token,$filterprops['args']);
+                $args_array = explode('|',$args_string);
+            }
+            $renderedcontent=call_user_func_array([$somerenderer, $filterprops['function']], $args_array);
             $poodlltemplate = str_replace('@@renderedcontent@@',$renderedcontent, $poodlltemplate);
         }
 
diff --git a/presets/renderedcontent.txt b/presets/renderedcontent.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cabba121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/presets/renderedcontent.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"name":"Rendered Content","key":"renderedcontent","version":"1.0.1","instructions":"This will fetch and display from a Moodle renderer given the renderer/component name, function name and pipe delimited set of arguments to the function.","showatto":"0","showplayers":"0","requirecss":"","requirejs":"","shim":"","defaults":"renderer=\"\",function=\"\",args=\"\"","amd":"1","body":"<!-- @@CLOUDPOODLLTOKEN@@ @@renderer@@ @@function@@ @@args@@ -->\n@@renderedcontent@@","bodyend":"","script":"","style":"","dataset":"","datasetvars":"","alternate":"","alternateend":""}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 04498d95..40ea9f90 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version = 2023101300;
+$plugin->version = 2024012400;
 $plugin->requires = 2016052300;//moodle 3.1.0
 $plugin->component = 'filter_poodll';
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;
-$plugin->release = '3.1.71(Build 2023101300)';
+$plugin->release = '3.1.72(Build 2024012400)';