diff --git a/packages/doenetml/src/Viewer/DocViewer.tsx b/packages/doenetml/src/Viewer/DocViewer.tsx
index f5cb7c4ff..1bb4c2ea8 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml/src/Viewer/DocViewer.tsx
+++ b/packages/doenetml/src/Viewer/DocViewer.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
     userId,
     activityId = "a",
     docId = "1",
-    rendered = true,
+    render = true,
     hidden = false,
     attemptNumber = 1,
     forceDisable = false,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
     userId?: string;
     activityId?: string;
     docId?: string;
-    rendered?: boolean;
+    render?: boolean;
     hidden?: boolean;
     attemptNumber?: number;
     forceDisable?: boolean;
@@ -75,18 +75,12 @@ export function DocViewer({
     updateCreditAchievedCallback?: Function;
     setIsInErrorState?: Function;
     prefixForIds?: string;
-    render?: boolean;
-    isCurrent?: boolean;
-    hideWhenNotCurrent?: boolean;
-    addVirtualKeyboard?: boolean;
-    externalVirtualKeyboardProvided?: boolean;
     location?: any;
     navigate?: any;
     linkSettings?: { viewURL: string; editURL: string };
     scrollableContainer?: HTMLDivElement | Window;
     darkMode?: "dark" | "light";
     showAnswerTitles?: boolean;
-    includeVariantSelector?: boolean;
 }) {
     const updateRendererSVsWithRecoil = useRecoilCallback(
         ({ snapshot, set }) =>
@@ -559,7 +553,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
     }, [location, hash, coreCreated.current, coreWorker]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (hash && documentRenderer && rendered) {
+        if (hash && documentRenderer && render) {
             let anchor = hash.slice(1);
             if (
                 (!previousLocationKeys.current.includes(location.key) ||
@@ -571,7 +565,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
             }
             previousLocationKeys.current.push(location.key);
         }
-    }, [location, hash, documentRenderer, rendered]);
+    }, [location, hash, documentRenderer, render]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         callAction({
@@ -1099,7 +1093,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
 
         //Guard against the possibility that parameters changed while waiting
         if (coreIdWhenCalled === coreId.current) {
-            if (rendered) {
+            if (render) {
                 startCore(initialPass);
             } else {
                 setStage("readyToCreateCore");
@@ -1334,7 +1328,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
 
     // if we are just starting and the document isn't being rendered,
     // don't do anything more
-    if (initialPass && !rendered) {
+    if (initialPass && !render) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -1409,9 +1403,9 @@ export function DocViewer({
         return null;
     }
 
-    if (stage === "readyToCreateCore" && rendered) {
+    if (stage === "readyToCreateCore" && render) {
         startCore();
-    } else if (stage === "waitingOnCore" && !rendered && !coreCreated.current) {
+    } else if (stage === "waitingOnCore" && !render && !coreCreated.current) {
         // we've moved off this doc, but core is still being created
         // so reinitialize core
         reinitializeCoreAndTerminateAnimations();
@@ -1419,7 +1413,7 @@ export function DocViewer({
         setStage("readyToCreateCore");
     }
 
-    if (hidden || !rendered) {
+    if (hidden || !render) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/doenetml/src/doenetml.tsx b/packages/doenetml/src/doenetml.tsx
index 523563297..b7d6c1a9b 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml/src/doenetml.tsx
+++ b/packages/doenetml/src/doenetml.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function DoenetViewer({
     prefixForIds = "",
     userId,
     attemptNumber = 1,
-    rendered = true,
+    render = true,
     hidden = false,
     requestedVariantIndex,
     updateCreditAchievedCallback,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function DoenetViewer({
     prefixForIds?: string;
     userId?: string;
     attemptNumber?: number;
-    rendered?: boolean;
+    render?: boolean;
     hidden?: boolean;
     requestedVariantIndex?: number;
     updateCreditAchievedCallback?: Function;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function DoenetViewer({
             prefixForIds={prefixForIds}
             userId={userId}
             attemptNumber={attemptNumber}
-            rendered={rendered}
+            render={render}
             hidden={hidden}
             requestedVariantIndex={variantIndex.current}
             updateCreditAchievedCallback={updateCreditAchievedCallback}
diff --git a/packages/test-cypress/cypress/e2e/DocViewer/docViewerAttributes.cy.js b/packages/test-cypress/cypress/e2e/DocViewer/docViewerAttributes.cy.js
index a1bf61d23..b6b8773bc 100644
--- a/packages/test-cypress/cypress/e2e/DocViewer/docViewerAttributes.cy.js
+++ b/packages/test-cypress/cypress/e2e/DocViewer/docViewerAttributes.cy.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe("PageViewer Attribute Tests", function () {
         });
 
         cy.get("#testRunner_toggleControls").click();
-        cy.get("#testRunner_rendered").click();
+        cy.get("#testRunner_render").click();
         cy.wait(100);
         cy.get("#testRunner_toggleControls").click();
 
diff --git a/packages/test-cypress/src/CypressTest.tsx b/packages/test-cypress/src/CypressTest.tsx
index a3d349a76..6751e17b9 100644
--- a/packages/test-cypress/src/CypressTest.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-cypress/src/CypressTest.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function CypressTest() {
         allowSaveSubmissions: boolean;
         allowSaveEvents: boolean;
         autoSubmit: boolean;
-        rendered: boolean;
+        render: boolean;
         darkMode: "light" | "dark";
         showEditor: boolean;
         viewerLocation: "left" | "right" | "bottom" | "top";
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function CypressTest() {
         allowSaveSubmissions: false,
         allowSaveEvents: false,
         autoSubmit: false,
-        rendered: true,
+        render: true,
         darkMode: "light",
         showEditor: false,
         viewerLocation: "right",
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function CypressTest() {
         testSettings.allowSaveEvents,
     );
     const [autoSubmit, setAutoSubmit] = useState(testSettings.autoSubmit);
-    const [rendered, setRendered] = useState(testSettings.rendered);
+    const [render, setRender] = useState(testSettings.render);
 
     const [showEditor, setShowEditor] = useState(testSettings.showEditor);
     const [viewerLocation, setViewerLocation] = useState(
@@ -411,20 +411,20 @@ export function CypressTest() {
                     <label>
                         {" "}
                         <input
-                            id="testRunner_rendered"
+                            id="testRunner_render"
                             type="checkbox"
-                            checked={rendered}
+                            checked={render}
                             onChange={() => {
-                                testSettings.rendered = !testSettings.rendered;
+                                testSettings.render = !testSettings.render;
                                 localStorage.setItem(
                                     "test settings",
                                     JSON.stringify(testSettings),
                                 );
-                                setRendered((was: boolean) => !was);
+                                setRender((was: boolean) => !was);
                                 setUpdateNumber((was: number) => was + 1);
                             }}
                         />
-                        Rendered
+                        Render
                     </label>
                 </div>
                 <hr />
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ export function CypressTest() {
                 attemptNumber={attemptNumber}
                 requestedVariantIndex={requestedVariantIndex.current}
                 activityId="activityIdFromCypress"
-                rendered={rendered}
+                render={render}
                 location={location}
                 navigate={navigate}
                 linkSettings={{
diff --git a/packages/test-viewer/src/test/testViewer.tsx b/packages/test-viewer/src/test/testViewer.tsx
index d6b2c7f06..691ee5b40 100644
--- a/packages/test-viewer/src/test/testViewer.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-viewer/src/test/testViewer.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function TestViewer() {
         readOnly: boolean;
         showFeedback: boolean;
         showHints: boolean;
-        rendered: boolean;
+        render: boolean;
         showEditor: boolean;
         viewerLocation: "left" | "right" | "bottom" | "top";
     } = {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function TestViewer() {
         readOnly: false,
         showFeedback: true,
         showHints: true,
-        rendered: true,
+        render: true,
         showEditor: false,
         viewerLocation: "right",
     };
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function TestViewer() {
         readOnly,
         showFeedback,
         showHints,
-        rendered,
+        render,
         showEditor,
         viewerLocation,
     } = testSettings;
@@ -140,17 +140,17 @@ export default function TestViewer() {
                         {" "}
                         <input
                             type="checkbox"
-                            checked={rendered}
+                            checked={render}
                             onChange={() => {
                                 setTestSettings((was) => {
                                     let newObj = { ...was };
-                                    newObj.rendered = !was.rendered;
+                                    newObj.render = !was.render;
                                     return newObj;
                                 });
                                 setUpdateNumber((was) => was + 1);
                             }}
                         />
-                        Rendered
+                        Render
                     </label>
                 </div>
                 <div>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export default function TestViewer() {
                 autoSubmit: false,
             }}
             activityId=""
-            rendered={rendered}
+            render={render}
             addVirtualKeyboard={true}
         />
     );