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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 [DX] Form API: Allow individual options in select elements to be set to disabled #5837
602 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
603 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
604 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
605 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
606 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
607 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
608 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
609 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
610 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
611 Add per-bundle token info to hook_token_info() #5707
612 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
613 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
614 Custom Block contextual link #4390
615 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
616 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
617 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
618 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
619 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
620 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
621 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
622 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
623 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
624 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
625 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
626 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
627 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
628 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
629 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
630 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
631 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
632 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
633 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
634 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
635 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
636 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
637 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
638 Allow regions titles #2647
639 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
640 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
641 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
642 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
643 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
644 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
645 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
646 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
647 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
648 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
649 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
650 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
651 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
652 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
653 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
654 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
655 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
656 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
657 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
658 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
659 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
660 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
661 Content creation page cleanup #202
662 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
663 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
664 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
665 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
666 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
667 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
668 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
669 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
670 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
671 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
672 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
673 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
674 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
675 Allow altering image style urls #5745
676 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
677 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
678 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
679 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
680 [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
681 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
682 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
683 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
684 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
685 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
686 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
687 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
688 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
689 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
690 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
691 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
692 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
693 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
694 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
695 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
696 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
697 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
698 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
699 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
700 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296

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