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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 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
602 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
603 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
604 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
605 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
606 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
607 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
608 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
609 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
610 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
611 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
612 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
613 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
614 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
615 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
616 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
617 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
618 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
619 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
620 [D8] Autosave content #3426
621 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
622 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
623 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
624 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
625 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
626 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
627 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
628 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
629 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
630 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
631 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
632 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
633 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
634 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
635 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
636 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
637 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
638 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
639 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
640 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
641 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
642 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
643 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
644 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
645 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
646 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
647 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
648 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
649 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
650 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
651 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
652 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
653 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
654 Trim textfields? #6386
655 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
656 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
657 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
658 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
659 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
660 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
661 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
662 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
663 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
664 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
665 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
666 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
667 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
668 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
669 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
670 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
671 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
672 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
673 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
674 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
675 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
676 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
677 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
678 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
679 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
680 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
681 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
682 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
683 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
684 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
685 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
686 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
687 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
688 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
689 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
690 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
691 [DX] Make File::access consistent with other entity classes. #5480
692 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
693 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
694 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
695 [D10] Layouts/blocks: Add visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes #6016
696 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
697 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
698 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
699 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
700 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010

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