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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 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
602 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
603 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
604 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
605 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
606 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
607 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
608 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
609 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
610 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
611 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
612 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
613 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
614 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
615 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
616 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
617 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
618 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
619 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
620 Search terms along with nodes #3850
621 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
622 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
623 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
624 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
625 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
626 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
627 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
628 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
629 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
630 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
631 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
632 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
633 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
634 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
635 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
636 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
637 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
638 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
639 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
640 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
641 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
642 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
643 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
644 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
645 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
646 [DX] Make File::access consistent with other entity classes. #5480
647 'Unused' module detector #5020
648 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
649 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
650 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
651 [D10] Layouts/blocks: Add visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes #6016
652 [D10] Date fields: Allow the "time ago" formatter to show as a fully cacheable time difference with JS #6022
653 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
654 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
655 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
656 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
657 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
658 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
659 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
660 Don't show the node_load_multiple() $conditions parameter as deprecated #5644
661 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
662 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
663 [DX] Add normalized project data into the database. #5905
664 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
665 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
666 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
667 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
668 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
669 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
670 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
671 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
672 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
673 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
674 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
675 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
676 Create "Current Node" block #5774
677 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
678 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
679 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
680 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
681 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
682 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
683 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
684 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
685 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
686 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
687 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
688 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
689 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
690 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
691 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
692 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
693 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
694 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
695 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
696 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
697 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
698 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
699 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
700 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580

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