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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] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
602 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
603 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
604 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
605 Create "Current Node" block #5774
606 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
607 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
608 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
609 [D10] Date fields: Allow the "time ago" formatter to show as a fully cacheable time difference with JS #6022
610 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
611 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
612 Rename default Contact form category #4703
613 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
614 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
615 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
616 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
617 Don't show the node_load_multiple() $conditions parameter as deprecated #5644
618 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
619 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
620 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
621 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
622 [DX] Add normalized project data into the database. #5905
623 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
624 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
625 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
626 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
627 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
628 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
629 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
630 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
631 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
632 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
633 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
634 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
635 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
636 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
637 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
638 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
639 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
640 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
641 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
642 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
643 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
644 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
645 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
646 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
647 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
648 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
649 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
650 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
651 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
652 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
653 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
654 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
655 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
656 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
657 Trim textfields? #6386
658 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
659 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
660 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
661 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
662 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
663 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
664 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
665 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
666 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
667 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
668 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
669 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
670 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
671 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
672 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
673 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
674 Use config for color module palettes #2554
675 Seventy two theme #5928
676 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
677 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
678 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
679 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
680 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
681 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
682 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
683 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
684 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
685 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
686 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
687 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
688 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
689 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
690 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
691 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
692 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
693 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
694 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
695 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
696 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
697 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
698 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
699 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
700 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985

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