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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] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
602 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
603 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
604 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
605 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
606 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
607 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
608 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
609 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
610 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
611 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
612 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
613 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
614 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
615 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
616 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
617 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
618 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
619 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
620 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
621 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
622 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
623 Allow regions titles #2647
624 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
625 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
626 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
627 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
628 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
629 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
630 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
631 Disable unused layout templates #5068
632 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
633 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
634 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
635 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
636 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
637 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
638 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
639 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
640 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
641 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
642 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
643 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
644 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
645 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
646 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
647 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
648 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
649 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
650 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
651 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
652 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
653 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
654 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
655 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
656 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
657 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
658 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
659 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
660 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
661 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
662 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
663 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
664 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
665 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
666 Create a printable Status Report #5821
667 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
668 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
669 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
670 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
671 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
672 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
673 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
674 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
675 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
676 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
677 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
678 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
679 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
680 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
681 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
682 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
683 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
684 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
685 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
686 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
687 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
688 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
689 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
690 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
691 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
692 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
693 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
694 Add function that returns default config #3251
695 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
696 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
697 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
698 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
699 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
700 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530

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