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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] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
602 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
603 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
604 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
605 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
606 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
607 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
608 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
609 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
610 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
611 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
612 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
613 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
614 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
615 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
616 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
617 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
618 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
619 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
620 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
621 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
622 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
623 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
624 [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
625 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
626 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
627 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
628 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
629 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
630 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
631 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
632 More useful tags for views #6268
633 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
634 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
635 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
636 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
637 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
638 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
639 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
640 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
641 [WP] Media Library #3203
642 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
643 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
644 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
645 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
646 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
647 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
648 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
649 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
650 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
651 [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
652 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
653 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
654 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
655 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
656 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
657 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
658 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
659 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
660 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
661 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
662 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
663 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
664 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
665 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
666 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
667 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
668 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
669 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
670 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
671 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
672 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
673 uuid and entity import / export #890
674 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
675 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
676 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
677 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
678 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
679 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
680 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
681 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
682 [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
683 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
684 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
685 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
686 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
687 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
688 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
689 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
690 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
691 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
692 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
693 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
694 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
695 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
696 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
697 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
698 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
699 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
700 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912

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