The following tags are considered important to the CFML language and are recommended for implementation by all CFML engines:
| Tag | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cfcache | Page processing tags | Caches ColdFusion pages |
| cfchart | Data output tags | Generates and displays a chart |
| cfchartdata | Data output tags | Defines chart data points |
| cfchartseries | Data output tags | Defines style in which chart data displays |
| cfcol | Data output tags | Defines table column header, properties |
| cfcollection | Extensibility tags | Administers Verity collections |
| cfdbinfo | Database manipulation tags | Lets you retrieve information about a data source |
| cfdocument | Data output tags | Creates PDF or Adobe® FlashPaper® output from a text block that contains CFML and HTML |
| cfdocumentitem | Data output tags | Specifies action items, such as header, footer, and page break, for a PDF or FlashPaper document |
| cfdocumentsection | Data output tags | Divides a PDF or FlashPaper document into sections |
| cfformgroup | Forms tags | Groups form control into a containing object |
| cfformitem | Forms tags | Adds text and dividing rules to Adobe® Flash® forms |
| cfimage | Other tags | Creates a cfimage, a ColdFusion data type that can be operated by image func-tions. |
| cfindex | Extensibility tags | Creates Verity search indexes |
| cfinsert | Database manipulation tags | Inserts records in a data source |
| cflogin | Security tags | Defines a container for user login and authentication code |
| cfloginuser | Security tags | Identifies an authenticated user to ColdFusion |
| cflogout | Security tags | Logs the current user out |
| cfNTauthenticate | Security tags | Authenticates user information against an NT domain |
| cftable | Data output tags | Builds a table in a ColdFusion page |
| cfupdate | Database manipulation tags | Updates rows in a database data source |
| cfzip | File management tags | Manipulates ZIP and JAR files |
| cfzipparam | File management tags | Manipulates ZIP and JAR files |