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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] Hide all field labels by default #2902
602 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
603 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
604 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
605 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
606 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
607 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
608 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
609 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
610 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
611 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
612 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
613 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
614 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
615 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
616 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
617 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
618 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
619 Allow regions titles #2647
620 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
621 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
622 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
623 uuid and entity import / export #890
624 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
625 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
626 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
627 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
628 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
629 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
630 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
631 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
632 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
633 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
634 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
635 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
636 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
637 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
638 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
639 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
640 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
641 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
642 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
643 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
644 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
645 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
646 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
647 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
648 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
649 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
650 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
651 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
652 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
653 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
654 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
655 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
656 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
657 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
658 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
659 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
660 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
661 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
662 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
663 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
664 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
665 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
666 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
667 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
668 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
669 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
670 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
671 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
672 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
673 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
674 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
675 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
676 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
677 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
678 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
679 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
680 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
681 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
682 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
683 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
684 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
685 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
686 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
687 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
688 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
689 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
690 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
691 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
692 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
693 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
694 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
695 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
696 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
697 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
698 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
699 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
700 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464

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