Rendering should render exactly what I hear NOW, partly in the region, in place or to a new file, otherwise it is a trap.
This is precisely why the old option was removed, to prevent confusion with a semi-visible option.
Yet, there is a special workflow that was requested multiple times, to only render one plugin among many (to ask to choose the best one to apply). And this is why there is this special render option, found in a deficated place, and only there.