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These are features that you would most like to see included in future releases of Backdrop CMS.  All the issues you see here are issues tagged with the label "type - feature request" from the Backdrop CMS core issue queue. 

# GitHub Issue title Issue # Vote for this feature # of votes
901 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
902 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
903 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
904 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
905 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
906 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
907 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
908 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
909 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
910 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
911 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
912 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
913 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
914 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
915 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
916 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
917 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
918 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
919 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
920 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
921 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
922 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
923 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
924 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
925 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
926 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
927 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
928 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
929 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
930 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
931 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
932 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
933 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
934 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
935 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
936 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
937 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
938 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
939 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
940 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
941 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
942 Add state_override function to core #4725
943 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
944 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
945 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
946 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
947 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
948 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
949 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
950 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
951 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
952 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
953 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
954 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
955 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
956 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
957 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
958 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
959 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
960 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
961 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
962 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
963 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
964 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
965 Add global site logo token #5871
966 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
967 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
968 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
969 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
970 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
971 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
972 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
973 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
974 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
975 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
976 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
977 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
978 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
979 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
980 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
981 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
982 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
983 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308

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