traced the calls with $this->log("plugin helloWorld ... ");

• init() function is called every time a question is shown
• function beforeQuestionRender() is never called

Can we get a plugin to test with, please?

Sorry, didn't see example in comment. Disregard.

No problem, here it is. With additional log lines in init() and beforeQuestionRender() - activate them if required, logs to \tmp\runtime\plugin.log

<?php
class helloWorld extends PluginBase
{

	static protected $name        = 'Hello World Test';
	static protected $description = 'This is a Hello World plugin';

	public function init()
	{
		$this->subscribe('beforeQuestionRender');
		
		// $this->log("plugin helloWorld initiated");
		
	}

	public function beforeQuestionRender()
	{
		// $this->log("plugin helloWorld recieved event beforeQuestionRender");
		
		$this->getEvent()->set('questionhelp', 'Hello World');
	}
}

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=26597

I commit a fix to this issue, but it's not working exactly as before. Please pull and test.

checked the fix with

public function beforeQuestionRender()
{
$this->getEvent()->set('text', 'Hello World');
}

working now.
Log files shows now that

• init is called once a question page is shown
• beforeQuestionRender is called for each question

continue to check with other settings like 'help' ...

Great, I'll put this on feedback until then. Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your update! I checked out the following outputs according to https://manual.limesurvey.org/BeforeQuestionRender
help : ok
mandatory : ok
answers: ok
man_message: ok

class: not sure, got no change

others: not tested yet.

It's the basic one, great thanks to olle and you to report. I had the other on a pull request :).

And update manual about the replacement (it's not {QUESTION_TEXT} in template ;) )

@orvil : i think we have whole now. Please reopen if not

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