diff --git a/examples/kanban/src/lib.rs b/examples/kanban/src/lib.rs
index 78f1804..33d841f 100644
--- a/examples/kanban/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/kanban/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn kanban_board_updates_generated_slot() {
         fn render_board() -> impl IntoEffect {
-            ui::board::slots::board.render_view(&empty_board())
+            ui::board::slots::board.render(&empty_board())
         }
 
         let effect = inspect(render_board());
diff --git a/examples/kanban/src/main.rs b/examples/kanban/src/main.rs
index 6d82f56..fe183e5 100644
--- a/examples/kanban/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/kanban/src/main.rs
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ async fn interact(
 // req: push/001 req: push/003 req: examples/001
 async fn events(Query(params): Query<BTreeMap<String, String>>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     if params.contains_key("once") {
-        let effect = ui::board::slots::presence.render_view(&Presence { count: 1 });
+        let effect = ui::board::slots::presence.render(&Presence { count: 1 });
         return sse(stream::iter([Ok::<_, Infallible>(effect.into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT))]).boxed());
     }
 
     let batches = stream::unfold(1_u64, |count| async move {
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4)).await;
-        let effect = ui::board::slots::presence.render_view(&Presence { count });
+        let effect = ui::board::slots::presence.render(&Presence { count });
         Some((Ok::<_, Infallible>(effect.into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT)), count + 1))
     })
     .boxed();
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn registry(state: Arc<AppState>) -> HandlerRegistry {
 
 fn board_effects(board: &BoardState, notice: &'static str) -> impl IntoEffect {
     (
-        ui::board::slots::board.render_view(&board_view(board)),
+        ui::board::slots::board.render(&board_view(board)),
         ui::board::slots::notice.text(notice),
         ui::board::forms::create_card.clear("title"),
     )
diff --git a/examples/techdemo/src/lib.rs b/examples/techdemo/src/lib.rs
index c6350b4..31a1f13 100644
--- a/examples/techdemo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/techdemo/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn techdemo_uses_generated_slots_for_multi_target_updates() {
         fn update() -> impl IntoEffect {
             (
-                ui::control_center::slots::hero_metrics.render_view(&FastMetric { label: "fast" }),
+                ui::control_center::slots::hero_metrics.render(&FastMetric { label: "fast" }),
                 ui::control_center::slots::notice.text("typed"),
             )
         }
diff --git a/examples/techdemo/src/main.rs b/examples/techdemo/src/main.rs
index d0f8ec6..5a09c8f 100644
--- a/examples/techdemo/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/techdemo/src/main.rs
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ async fn interact(
 // req: push/001 req: push/003 req: examples/001
 async fn events(Query(params): Query<BTreeMap<String, String>>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     if params.contains_key("once") {
-        let effect = ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render_view(&LiveFeed { tick: 1 });
+        let effect = ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render(&LiveFeed { tick: 1 });
         return sse(stream::iter([Ok::<_, Infallible>(effect.into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT))]).boxed());
     }
 
     let batches = stream::unfold(1_u64, |tick| async move {
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4)).await;
-        let effect = ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render_view(&LiveFeed { tick });
+        let effect = ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render(&LiveFeed { tick });
         Some((Ok::<_, Infallible>(effect.into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT)), tick + 1))
     })
     .boxed();
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ fn registry(shared: Arc<Shared>) -> HandlerRegistry {
                 let mut demo = shared.demo.lock().unwrap();
                 demo.log("Simulated push event produced the same EffectBatch shape");
                 (
-                    ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render_view(&LiveFeed {
+                    ui::control_center::slots::live_feed.render(&LiveFeed {
                         tick: demo.activity.len() as u64,
                     }),
-                    ui::control_center::slots::activity.render_view(&activity_view(&demo)),
+                    ui::control_center::slots::activity.render(&activity_view(&demo)),
                     ui::control_center::slots::notice.text("Push simulated · no client app code"),
                 )
             }
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ fn update_work(demo: &mut DemoState, id: Option<&str>, update: impl FnOnce(&mut
 
 fn demo_effects(demo: &DemoState, notice: &'static str) -> impl IntoEffect {
     (
-        ui::control_center::slots::hero_metrics.render_view(&hero_view(demo)),
-        ui::control_center::slots::board.render_view(&board_view(demo)),
-        ui::control_center::slots::activity.render_view(&activity_view(demo)),
-        ui::control_center::slots::inspector.render_view(&inspector_view(demo)),
+        ui::control_center::slots::hero_metrics.render(&hero_view(demo)),
+        ui::control_center::slots::board.render(&board_view(demo)),
+        ui::control_center::slots::activity.render(&activity_view(demo)),
+        ui::control_center::slots::inspector.render(&inspector_view(demo)),
         ui::control_center::slots::notice.text(notice),
         ui::control_center::forms::launch_work.clear("title"),
     )
diff --git a/examples/v0/src/lib.rs b/examples/v0/src/lib.rs
index f8d28ff..fccb4c8 100644
--- a/examples/v0/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/v0/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn todos_append_keyed_rows_from_form_input() {
         fn add_todo(input: TodoInput) -> impl IntoEffect {
             let todo = Todo { id: 7, title: input.title };
-            ui::slots::todo_row.append_view(
+            ui::slots::todo_row.append(
                 todo.id.to_string(),
                 &TodoRow { title: todo.title },
             )
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn page_swap_updates_content_and_history() {
         fn load_docs() -> impl IntoEffect {
             (
-                ui::slots::content.render_view(&DocsContent {
+                ui::slots::content.render(&DocsContent {
                     message: "This page was swapped.",
                 }),
                 ui::slots::title.text("Docs"),
diff --git a/examples/v0/src/main.rs b/examples/v0/src/main.rs
index d64a01c..4fc72e1 100644
--- a/examples/v0/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/v0/src/main.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn registry(state: Arc<ExampleState>) -> HandlerRegistry {
                     todos.push(Todo { id, title: title.into() });
                 }
                 (
-                    ui::todos::slots::todo_list.render_view(&todos_view(&todos)),
+                    ui::todos::slots::todo_list.render(&todos_view(&todos)),
                     ui::todos::forms::new_todo.clear("title"),
                 )
             }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn registry(state: Arc<ExampleState>) -> HandlerRegistry {
         .register_handle(ui::page_swap::handles::load_docs, |_| {
             // req: page_swap/002, req: examples/001
             (
-                ui::page_swap::slots::content.render_view(&DocsContent {
+                ui::page_swap::slots::content.render(&DocsContent {
                     message: "This content came from an EffectBatch.",
                 }),
                 ui::page_swap::slots::title.text("Docs"),
diff --git a/slhx-core/src/lib.rs b/slhx-core/src/lib.rs
index 4803c7b..37650c0 100644
--- a/slhx-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/slhx-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -777,13 +777,6 @@ impl<T> Slot<T> {
         self.id
     }
 
-    pub fn render(self, value: T) -> Effect
-    where
-        T: ToString,
-    {
-        self.text(value)
-    }
-
     pub fn text(self, value: impl ToString) -> Effect {
         Effect::Put {
             target: ResourceRef::unscoped(self.id),
@@ -834,7 +827,7 @@ where
         self.id
     }
 
-    pub fn append(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
+    pub fn append_text(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
     where
         T: ToString,
     {
@@ -845,7 +838,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn prepend(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
+    pub fn prepend_text(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
     where
         T: ToString,
     {
@@ -856,7 +849,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn replace(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
+    pub fn replace_text(self, key: K, value: T) -> Effect
     where
         T: ToString,
     {
diff --git a/slhx-core/tests/effect_batch.rs b/slhx-core/tests/effect_batch.rs
index ec30e2f..d5030d1 100644
--- a/slhx-core/tests/effect_batch.rs
+++ b/slhx-core/tests/effect_batch.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ fn effect_batch_wire_round_trips() {
     let user = Atom::<String>::new(3);
 
     let batch = (
-        count.render(2),
-        todos.append(7, String::from("Buy milk")),
-        todos.replace(7, String::from("Buy oat milk")),
+        count.text(2),
+        todos.append_text(7, String::from("Buy milk")),
+        todos.replace_text(7, String::from("Buy oat milk")),
         user.set("Ada"),
         navigate("/todos"),
         event("toast", "Saved"),
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn effect_batch_wire_round_trips() {
 fn keyed_slot_replace_uses_scoped_resource_ref() {
     let todos = KeyedSlot::<u64, String>::new(9);
     // req: codegen/002
-    let effect = todos.replace(12, String::from("done"));
+    let effect = todos.replace_text(12, String::from("done"));
 
     let Effect::Put { target, payload } = effect else {
         panic!("expected Put");
diff --git a/slhx-test/tests/inspector.rs b/slhx-test/tests/inspector.rs
index 64ffc75..b3fe72f 100644
--- a/slhx-test/tests/inspector.rs
+++ b/slhx-test/tests/inspector.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn inspects_tuple_effects() {
 #[test]
 fn finds_keyed_slot_targets() {
     let rows = KeyedSlot::<u32, String>::new(9);
-    let inspected = slhx_test::inspect(rows.append(7, String::from("row")));
+    let inspected = slhx_test::inspect(rows.append_text(7, String::from("row")));
 
     assert!(inspected.has_keyed_slot(rows));
     assert_eq!(inspected.ops().len(), 1);
diff --git a/slhx/src/lib.rs b/slhx/src/lib.rs
index ae019f2..2b4a892 100644
--- a/slhx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/slhx/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,34 +14,62 @@ pub fn render_html(view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> SafeHtml {
 }
 
 pub trait RenderSlotExt {
-    fn render_view(self, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+    fn render(self, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+
+    fn render_view(self, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.render(view)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> RenderSlotExt for Slot<T> {
-    fn render_view(self, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
+    fn render(self, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
         self.html(render_html(view))
     }
 }
 
 pub trait RenderKeyedSlotExt<K> {
-    fn append_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
-    fn prepend_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
-    fn replace_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+    fn append(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+    fn prepend(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+    fn replace(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect;
+
+    fn append_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.append(key, view)
+    }
+
+    fn prepend_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.prepend(key, view)
+    }
+
+    fn replace_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.replace(key, view)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<K, T> RenderKeyedSlotExt<K> for KeyedSlot<K, T>
 where
     K: ToString,
 {
-    fn append_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
+    fn append(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
         self.append_html(key, render_html(view))
     }
 
-    fn prepend_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
+    fn prepend(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
         self.prepend_html(key, render_html(view))
     }
 
-    fn replace_view(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
+    fn replace(self, key: K, view: &impl hemplate::Hemplate) -> Effect {
         self.replace_html(key, render_html(view))
     }
 }