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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] Add path settings to file pages #4176
602 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
603 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
604 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
605 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
606 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
607 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
608 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
609 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
610 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
611 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
612 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
613 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
614 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
615 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
616 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
617 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
618 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
619 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
620 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
621 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
622 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
623 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
624 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
625 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
626 Trim textfields? #6386
627 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
628 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
629 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
630 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
631 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
632 Showcase core features during install #4138
633 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
634 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
635 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
636 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
637 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
638 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
639 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
640 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
641 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
642 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
643 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
644 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
645 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
646 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
647 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
648 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
649 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
650 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
651 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
652 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
653 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
654 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
655 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
656 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
657 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
658 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
659 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
660 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
661 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
662 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
663 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
664 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
665 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
666 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
667 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
668 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
669 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
670 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
671 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
672 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
673 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
674 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
675 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
676 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
677 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
678 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
679 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
680 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
681 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
682 Double click prevention #6393
683 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
684 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
685 [D9] Add menu link support into views #4505
686 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
687 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
688 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
689 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
690 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
691 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
692 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
693 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
694 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
695 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
696 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
697 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
698 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
699 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
700 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568

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