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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
601 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
602 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
603 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
604 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
605 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
606 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
607 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
608 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
609 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
610 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
611 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
612 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
613 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
614 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
615 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
616 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
617 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
618 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
619 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
620 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
621 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
622 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
623 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
624 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
625 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
626 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
627 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
628 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
629 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
630 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
631 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
632 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
633 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
634 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
635 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
636 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
637 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
638 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
639 Add state_override function to core #4725
640 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
641 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
642 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
643 Add function that returns default config #3251
644 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
645 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
646 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
647 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
648 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
649 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
650 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
651 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
652 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
653 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
654 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
655 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
656 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
657 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
658 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
659 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
660 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
661 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
662 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
663 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
664 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
665 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
666 Redirects write to json files? #4001
667 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
668 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
669 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
670 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
671 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
672 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
673 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
674 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
675 Remove syslog module from core #1260
676 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
677 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
678 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
679 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
680 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
681 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
682 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
683 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
684 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
685 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
686 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
687 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
688 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
689 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
690 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
691 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
692 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
693 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
694 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
695 Custom Block contextual link #4390
696 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
697 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
698 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
699 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
700 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163

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