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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] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
602 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
603 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
604 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
605 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
606 Use config for color module palettes #2554
607 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
608 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
609 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
610 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
611 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
612 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
613 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
614 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
615 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
616 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
617 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
618 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
619 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
620 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
621 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
622 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
623 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
624 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
625 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
626 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
627 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
628 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
629 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
630 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
631 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
632 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
633 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
634 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
635 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
636 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
637 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
638 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
639 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
640 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
641 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
642 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
643 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
644 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
645 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
646 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
647 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
648 [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
649 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
650 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
651 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
652 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
653 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
654 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
655 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
656 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
657 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
658 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
659 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
660 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
661 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
662 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
663 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
664 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
665 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
666 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
667 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
668 Add global site logo token #5871
669 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
670 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
671 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
672 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
673 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
674 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
675 Add a new core theme #5175
676 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
677 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
678 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
679 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
680 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
681 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
682 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
683 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
684 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
685 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
686 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
687 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
688 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
689 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
690 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
691 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
692 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
693 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
694 Apply image style to default picture #4976
695 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
696 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
697 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
698 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
699 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
700 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703

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