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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 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
602 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
603 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
604 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
605 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
606 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
607 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
608 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
609 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
610 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
611 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
612 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
613 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
614 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
615 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
616 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
617 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
618 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
619 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
620 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
621 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
622 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
623 Menu router refactoring #2400
624 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
625 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
626 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
627 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
628 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
629 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
630 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
631 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
632 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
633 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
634 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
635 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
636 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
637 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
638 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
639 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
640 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
641 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
642 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
643 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
644 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
645 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
646 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
647 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
648 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
649 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
650 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
651 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
652 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
653 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
654 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
655 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
656 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
657 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
658 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
659 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
660 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
661 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
662 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
663 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
664 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
665 Allow regions titles #2647
666 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
667 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
668 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
669 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
670 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
671 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
672 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
673 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
674 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
675 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
676 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
677 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
678 Replace content translation with entity translation (and add an upgrade path) #52
679 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
680 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
681 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
682 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
683 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
684 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
685 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
686 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
687 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
688 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
689 Search terms along with nodes #3850
690 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
691 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
692 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
693 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
694 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
695 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
696 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
697 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
698 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
699 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
700 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861

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