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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 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
602 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
603 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
604 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
605 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
606 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
607 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
608 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
609 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
610 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
611 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
612 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
613 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
614 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
615 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
616 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
617 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
618 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
619 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
620 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
621 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
622 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
623 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
624 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
625 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
626 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
627 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
628 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
629 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
630 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
631 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
632 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
633 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
634 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
635 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
636 Comment administration improvements #2919
637 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
638 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
639 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
640 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
641 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
642 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
643 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
644 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
645 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
646 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
647 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
648 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
649 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
650 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
651 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
652 Redirects write to json files? #4001
653 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
654 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
655 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
656 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
657 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
658 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
659 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
660 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
661 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
662 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
663 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
664 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
665 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
666 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
667 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
668 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
669 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
670 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
671 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
672 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
673 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
674 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
675 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
676 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
677 Custom Block contextual link #4390
678 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
679 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
680 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
681 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
682 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
683 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
684 Allow regions titles #2647
685 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
686 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
687 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
688 Create a printable Status Report #5821
689 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
690 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
691 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
692 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
693 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
694 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
695 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
696 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
697 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
698 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
699 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
700 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383

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