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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 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
602 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
603 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
604 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
605 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
606 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
607 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
608 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
609 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
610 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
611 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
612 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
613 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
614 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
615 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
616 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
617 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
618 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
619 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
620 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
621 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
622 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
623 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
624 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
625 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
626 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
627 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
628 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
629 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
630 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
631 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
632 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
633 Remove syslog module from core #1260
634 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
635 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
636 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
637 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
638 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
639 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
640 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
641 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
642 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
643 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
644 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
645 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
646 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
647 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
648 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
649 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
650 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
651 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
652 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
653 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
654 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
655 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
656 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
657 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
658 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
659 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
660 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
661 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
662 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
663 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
664 Add global site logo token #5871
665 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
666 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
667 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
668 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
669 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
670 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
671 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
672 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
673 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
674 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
675 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
676 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
677 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
678 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
679 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
680 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
681 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
682 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
683 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
684 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
685 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
686 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
687 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
688 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
689 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
690 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
691 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
692 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
693 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
694 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
695 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
696 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
697 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
698 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
699 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
700 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772

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