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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
501 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
502 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
503 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
504 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
505 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
506 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
507 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
508 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
509 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
510 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
511 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
512 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
513 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
514 Custom Block contextual link #4390
515 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
516 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
517 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
518 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
519 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
520 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
521 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
522 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
523 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
524 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
525 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
526 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
527 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
528 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
529 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
530 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
531 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
532 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
533 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
534 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
535 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
536 Cache settings via admin section #1434
537 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
538 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
539 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
540 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
541 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
542 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
543 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
544 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
545 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
546 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
547 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
548 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
549 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
550 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
551 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
552 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
553 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
554 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
555 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
556 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
557 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
558 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
559 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
560 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
561 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
562 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
563 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
564 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
565 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
566 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
567 Add global site logo token #5871
568 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
569 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
570 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
571 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
572 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
573 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
574 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
575 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
576 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
577 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
578 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
579 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
580 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
581 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
582 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
583 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
584 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
585 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
586 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
587 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
588 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
589 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
590 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
591 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
592 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
593 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
594 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
595 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
596 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
597 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
598 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
599 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
600 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049

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