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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] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
602 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
603 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
604 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
605 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
606 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
607 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
608 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
609 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
610 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
611 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
612 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
613 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
614 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
615 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
616 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
617 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
618 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
619 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
620 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
621 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
622 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
623 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
624 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
625 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
626 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
627 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
628 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
629 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
630 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
631 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
632 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
633 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
634 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
635 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
636 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
637 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
638 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
639 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
640 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
641 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
642 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
643 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
644 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
645 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
646 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
647 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
648 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
649 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
650 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
651 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
652 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
653 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
654 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
655 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
656 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
657 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
658 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
659 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
660 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
661 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
662 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
663 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
664 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
665 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
666 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
667 Use config for color module palettes #2554
668 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
669 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
670 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
671 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
672 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
673 Add layouts into the search index #5128
674 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
675 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
676 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
677 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
678 More useful tags for views #6268
679 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
680 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
681 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
682 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
683 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
684 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
685 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
686 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
687 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
688 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
689 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
690 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
691 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
692 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
693 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
694 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
695 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
696 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
697 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
698 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
699 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
700 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987

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