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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 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
602 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
603 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
604 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
605 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
606 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
607 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
608 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
609 Remove syslog module from core #1260
610 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
611 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
612 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
613 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
614 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
615 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
616 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
617 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
618 Allow altering image style urls #5745
619 [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
620 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
621 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
622 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
623 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
624 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
625 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
626 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
627 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
628 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
629 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
630 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
631 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
632 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
633 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
634 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
635 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
636 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
637 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
638 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
639 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
640 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
641 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
642 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
643 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
644 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
645 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
646 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
647 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
648 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
649 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
650 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
651 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
652 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
653 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
654 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
655 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
656 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
657 [WP] Media Library #3203
658 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
659 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
660 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
661 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
662 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
663 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
664 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
665 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
666 [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
667 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
668 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
669 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
670 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
671 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
672 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
673 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
674 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
675 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
676 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
677 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
678 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
679 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
680 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
681 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
682 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
683 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
684 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
685 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
686 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
687 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
688 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
689 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
690 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
691 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
692 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
693 One click install for digitalocean #5628
694 Search terms along with nodes #3850
695 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
696 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
697 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
698 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
699 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
700 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537

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