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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] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
602 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
603 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
604 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
605 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
606 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
607 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
608 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
609 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
610 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
611 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
612 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
613 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
614 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
615 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
616 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
617 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
618 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
619 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
620 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
621 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
622 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
623 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
624 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
625 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
626 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
627 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
628 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
629 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
630 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
631 Menu router refactoring #2400
632 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
633 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
634 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
635 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
636 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
637 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
638 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
639 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
640 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
641 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
642 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
643 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
644 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
645 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
646 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
647 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
648 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
649 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
650 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
651 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
652 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
653 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
654 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
655 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
656 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
657 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
658 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
659 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
660 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
661 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
662 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
663 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
664 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
665 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
666 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
667 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
668 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
669 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
670 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
671 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
672 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
673 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
674 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
675 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
676 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
677 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
678 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
679 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
680 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
681 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
682 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
683 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
684 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
685 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
686 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
687 [D8] Autosave content #3426
688 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
689 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
690 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
691 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
692 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
693 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
694 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
695 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
696 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
697 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
698 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
699 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
700 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858

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