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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][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
602 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
603 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
604 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
605 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
606 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
607 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
608 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
609 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
610 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
611 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
612 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
613 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
614 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
615 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
616 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
617 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
618 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
619 Search terms along with nodes #3850
620 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
621 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
622 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
623 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
624 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
625 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
626 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
627 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
628 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
629 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
630 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
631 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
632 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
633 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
634 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
635 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
636 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
637 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
638 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
639 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
640 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
641 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
642 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
643 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
644 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
645 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
646 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
647 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
648 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
649 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
650 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
651 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
652 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
653 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
654 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
655 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
656 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
657 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
658 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
659 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
660 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
661 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
662 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
663 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
664 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
665 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
666 Add function that returns default config #3251
667 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
668 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
669 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
670 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
671 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
672 Disable unused layout templates #5068
673 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
674 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
675 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
676 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
677 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
678 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
679 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
680 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
681 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
682 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
683 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
684 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
685 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
686 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
687 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
688 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
689 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
690 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
691 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
692 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
693 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
694 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
695 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
696 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
697 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
698 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
699 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
700 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221

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