title: CakePHP 1.3: $this->render() vs $this->element()
body: <p>Besides the location of the view files, what are some differences between using (I'm using these calls in view files for small HTML codes that are used in multiple view files)</p>
  
  <p><code>echo $this-&gt;render('some_view_file', false)</code> vs <code>echo $this-&gt;element('some_view_file')</code>?</p>
  
  <p>I had been using the <code>$this-&gt;element()</code> for a while because all of the tutorials and guides I've read uses this method, but my element folder has too many files for different controllers. I recently found out I can use <code>$this-&gt;render()</code> and keep the view files in their respective folders in <code>app/view/controller_name</code>, which makes file organization easier and cleaner.</p>