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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 Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
602 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
603 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
604 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
605 [DX] Form API: Allow individual options in select elements to be set to disabled #5837
606 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
607 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
608 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
609 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
610 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
611 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
612 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
613 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
614 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
615 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
616 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
617 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
618 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
619 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
620 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
621 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
622 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
623 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
624 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
625 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
626 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
627 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
628 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
629 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
630 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
631 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
632 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
633 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
634 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
635 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
636 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
637 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
638 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
639 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
640 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
641 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
642 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
643 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
644 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
645 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
646 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
647 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
648 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
649 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
650 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
651 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
652 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
653 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
654 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
655 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
656 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
657 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
658 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
659 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
660 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
661 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
662 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
663 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
664 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
665 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
666 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
667 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
668 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
669 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
670 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
671 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
672 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
673 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
674 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
675 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
676 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
677 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
678 Allow altering image style urls #5745
679 Mobile first approach theme #4131
680 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
681 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
682 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
683 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
684 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
685 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
686 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
687 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
688 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
689 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
690 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
691 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
692 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
693 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
694 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
695 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
696 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
697 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
698 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
699 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
700 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414

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