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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 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
602 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
603 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
604 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
605 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
606 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
607 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
608 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
609 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
610 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
611 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
612 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
613 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
614 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
615 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
616 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
617 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
618 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
619 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
620 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
621 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
622 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
623 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
624 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
625 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
626 Comment administration improvements #2919
627 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
628 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
629 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
630 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
631 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
632 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
633 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
634 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
635 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
636 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
637 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
638 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
639 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
640 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
641 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
642 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
643 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
644 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
645 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
646 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
647 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
648 Create a printable Status Report #5821
649 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
650 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
651 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
652 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
653 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
654 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
655 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
656 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
657 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
658 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
659 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
660 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
661 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
662 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
663 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
664 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
665 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
666 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
667 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
668 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
669 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
670 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
671 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
672 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
673 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
674 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
675 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
676 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
677 Allow regions titles #2647
678 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
679 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
680 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
681 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
682 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
683 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
684 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
685 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
686 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
687 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
688 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
689 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
690 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
691 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
692 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
693 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
694 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
695 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
696 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
697 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
698 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
699 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
700 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529

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