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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 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
602 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
603 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
604 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
605 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
606 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
607 Better Book navigation links #4879
608 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
609 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
610 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
611 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
612 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
613 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
614 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
615 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
616 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
617 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
618 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
619 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
620 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
621 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
622 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
623 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
624 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
625 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
626 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
627 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
628 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
629 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
630 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
631 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
632 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
633 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
634 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
635 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
636 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
637 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
638 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
639 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
640 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
641 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
642 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
643 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
644 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
645 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
646 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
647 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
648 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
649 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
650 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
651 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
652 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
653 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
654 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
655 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
656 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
657 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
658 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
659 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
660 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
661 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
662 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
663 Mobile first approach theme #4131
664 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
665 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
666 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
667 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
668 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
669 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
670 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
671 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
672 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
673 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
674 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
675 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
676 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
677 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
678 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
679 Remove syslog module from core #1260
680 'Unused' module detector #5020
681 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
682 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
683 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
684 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
685 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
686 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
687 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
688 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
689 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
690 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
691 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
692 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
693 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
694 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
695 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
696 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
697 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
698 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
699 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
700 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207

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