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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 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
602 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
603 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
604 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
605 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
606 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
607 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
608 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
609 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
610 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
611 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
612 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
613 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
614 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
615 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
616 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
617 Comment administration improvements #2919
618 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
619 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
620 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
621 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
622 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
623 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
624 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
625 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
626 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
627 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
628 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
629 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
630 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
631 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
632 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
633 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
634 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
635 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
636 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
637 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
638 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
639 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
640 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
641 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
642 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
643 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
644 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
645 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
646 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
647 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
648 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
649 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
650 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
651 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
652 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
653 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
654 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
655 Add state_override function to core #4725
656 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
657 Rename default Contact form category #4703
658 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
659 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
660 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
661 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
662 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
663 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
664 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
665 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
666 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
667 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
668 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
669 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
670 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
671 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
672 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
673 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
674 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
675 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
676 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
677 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
678 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
679 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
680 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
681 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
682 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
683 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
684 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
685 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
686 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
687 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
688 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
689 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
690 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
691 Allow regions titles #2647
692 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
693 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
694 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
695 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
696 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
697 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
698 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
699 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
700 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762

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