Title: TearSnow WFW CommentAPI Cleaner
Author: TearSnow
Published: <strong>July 12, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 10, 2026

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# TearSnow WFW CommentAPI Cleaner

 By [TearSnow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tearsnow/)

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## Description

This plugin is intended for site owners who want to remove deprecated WFW Comment
API metadata from WordPress feeds. It is not required for normal RSS functionality
and may affect legacy RSS readers that use WFW comment extensions.

TearSnow WFW CommentAPI Cleaner removes the deprecated WFW (Well Formed Web) Comment
API namespace from WordPress RSS feeds.

Older WordPress versions included the following XML namespace:

    ```
    xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
    ```

The original Well Formed Web Comment API service is no longer maintained, and the
domain is no longer controlled by the original owner. Keeping references to an abandoned
external domain may expose users to unintended third-party content.

This plugin removes the deprecated WFW namespace and related feed elements without
modifying WordPress core files.

### Features

 * Removes deprecated WFW Comment API namespace from RSS 2.0 feeds.
 * Removes unused WFW comment RSS elements.
 * Lightweight with no settings required.
 * Does not modify WordPress core files.
 * Works automatically after activation.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. WordPress feeds will no longer include the deprecated WFW Comment API references.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin modify WordPress core files?

No. This plugin only filters the generated feed output and does not modify WordPress
core files.

### Does this affect RSS feed readers?

No. The removed namespace belongs to a deprecated comment API and is not required
by modern RSS readers.

### Does this remove comments from my website?

No. This plugin only removes unused XML feed elements related to the old WFW Comment
API.

### Which feeds are supported?

Currently, this plugin targets RSS 2.0 feeds.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“TearSnow WFW CommentAPI Cleaner” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ TearSnow ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tearsnow/)

“TearSnow WFW CommentAPI Cleaner” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you 
to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.
 * Remove deprecated WFW Comment API namespace from RSS feeds.
 * Remove WFW comment RSS elements.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/),
   [Chinese (Hong Kong)](https://zh-hk.wordpress.org/plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/),
   and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tearsnow-wfw-commentapi-cleaner)
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## Contributors

 *   [ TearSnow ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tearsnow/)

## Support

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