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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] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
602 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
603 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
604 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
605 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
606 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
607 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
608 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
609 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
610 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
611 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
612 [WP] Media Library #3203
613 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
614 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
615 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
616 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
617 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
618 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
619 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
620 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
621 Search terms along with nodes #3850
622 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
623 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
624 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
625 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
626 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
627 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
628 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
629 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
630 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
631 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
632 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
633 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
634 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
635 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
636 Allow altering image style urls #5745
637 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
638 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
639 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
640 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
641 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
642 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
643 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
644 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
645 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
646 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
647 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
648 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
649 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
650 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
651 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
652 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
653 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
654 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
655 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
656 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
657 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
658 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
659 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
660 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
661 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
662 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
663 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
664 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
665 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
666 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
667 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
668 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
669 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
670 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
671 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
672 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
673 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
674 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
675 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
676 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
677 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
678 One click install for digitalocean #5628
679 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
680 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
681 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
682 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
683 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
684 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
685 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
686 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
687 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
688 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
689 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
690 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
691 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
692 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
693 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
694 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
695 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
696 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
697 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
698 Mobile first approach theme #4131
699 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
700 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850

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