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January 14, 2026
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Bring Coldfusion Comments those back for .cfm and .cfc files

  • January 14, 2026
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I get you may not want to support all of Coldfusion but not correctly commenting out and recognizing Coldfusion comments is literally purposefully misreading the files. 

 

It cannot be hard, but it would be a nice hat tip. Dreamweaver has features such as file management and site search/replace that simply isn't matched in another IDE for ease of use. 

 

If you want people to keep using Dreamweaver this would sure help retain casual ColdFusion users. The aren't ever going to migrate to your other IDE and the hardcore users aren't going start using Dreamweaver just because you respect comments.   

 

The beauty of the <!--- comment is that you can quickly wrap code, including comments <!-- without haven't to remove every comment. 

 

<!---

yo dawg
<!-- Help a Brother Out -->
<p>JoeMama would approve</p>
--->

 

Thanks!

Correct answer Nancy OShea

Adobe ended ColdFusion support in Dreamweaver more than a decade ago. 

After 13 years, there's no chance of resurrection. That ship sailed too long ago.

 

Use Adobe's ColdFusion Extension for Visual Studio Code.

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/coldfusion-builder-extension-for-visual-studio-code/get-started-coldfusion-builder-extension-visual-studio-code.html

System requirements

  • Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11.
  • macOS: macOS 11, macOS 12.
  • Java 11 as the recommended JDK. For download and install instructions, see Download Java.
  • Version 1.68 of VS Code or above. Download VS Code from Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

 

 

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 15, 2026

Adobe ended ColdFusion support in Dreamweaver more than a decade ago. 

After 13 years, there's no chance of resurrection. That ship sailed too long ago.

 

Use Adobe's ColdFusion Extension for Visual Studio Code.

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/coldfusion-builder-extension-for-visual-studio-code/get-started-coldfusion-builder-extension-visual-studio-code.html

System requirements

  • Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11.
  • macOS: macOS 11, macOS 12.
  • Java 11 as the recommended JDK. For download and install instructions, see Download Java.
  • Version 1.68 of VS Code or above. Download VS Code from Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert