# Detect template render in controller?
**URL:** https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 12, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253 "2014-09-12T16:36:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@emorling](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/emorling)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253/1 "2014-09-12T16:36:58Z")
How do I detect when a template tied to a controller has been rendered?
I need to initialize a jQuery plugin.
I tried init() and reopen() in the controller without luck.
Ideas?
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### Author:  [@samselikoff](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/samselikoff)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253/2 "2014-09-12T16:44:11Z")
Try `didInsertElement` on the **view** (not controller) backing the template.
i.e.
```
App.PostsView = Ember.View.extend({
didInsertElement: function() {
this.$().magic();
}
});
```
for the posts template
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### Author:  [@emorling](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/emorling)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253/3 "2014-09-12T19:12:43Z")
Thanks! Works like a charm
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### Author:  [@zzarcon](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/zzarcon)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253/4 "2014-09-19T07:26:47Z")
I think that using event oriented for this is a better approach:
```auto
setupPlugin: function() {
this.$().magic();
}.on('didInsertElement')
```
By this way you don’t have to call `this._super(arguments)` in the redefinition of `didInsertElement`, what do you think @samselikoff?
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### Author:  [@samselikoff](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/samselikoff)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/detect-template-render-in-controller/6253/5 "2014-09-19T14:19:11Z")
I actually usually do this too, I think the naming is clearer.
The only time I’ve run into `super` trouble is with `init`, don’t think you need to with `didInsertElement`. But, doing it this way is safer regardless, so I like it.