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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 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
602 Don't show the node_load_multiple() $conditions parameter as deprecated #5644
603 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
604 Trim textfields? #6386
605 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
606 [DX] Add normalized project data into the database. #5905
607 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
608 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
609 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
610 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
611 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
612 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
613 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
614 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
615 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
616 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
617 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
618 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
619 Create "Current Node" block #5774
620 [D10] Date fields: Allow the "time ago" formatter to show as a fully cacheable time difference with JS #6022
621 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
622 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
623 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
624 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
625 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
626 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
627 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
628 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
629 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
630 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
631 [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
632 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
633 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
634 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
635 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
636 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
637 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
638 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
639 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
640 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
641 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
642 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
643 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
644 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
645 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
646 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
647 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
648 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
649 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
650 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
651 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
652 Showcase core features during install #4138
653 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
654 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
655 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
656 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
657 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
658 Add state_override function to core #4725
659 Double click prevention #6393
660 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
661 Seventy two theme #5928
662 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
663 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
664 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
665 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
666 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
667 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
668 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
669 [WP] Media Library #3203
670 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
671 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
672 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
673 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
674 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
675 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
676 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
677 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
678 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
679 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
680 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
681 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
682 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
683 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
684 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
685 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
686 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
687 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
688 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
689 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
690 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
691 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
692 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
693 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
694 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
695 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
696 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
697 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
698 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
699 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
700 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721

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