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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 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
602 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
603 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
604 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
605 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
606 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
607 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
608 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
609 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
610 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
611 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
612 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
613 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
614 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
615 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
616 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
617 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
618 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
619 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
620 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
621 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
622 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
623 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
624 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
625 Allow regions titles #2647
626 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
627 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
628 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
629 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
630 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
631 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
632 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
633 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
634 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
635 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
636 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
637 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
638 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
639 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
640 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
641 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
642 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
643 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
644 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
645 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
646 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
647 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
648 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
649 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
650 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
651 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
652 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
653 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
654 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
655 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
656 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
657 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
658 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
659 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
660 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
661 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
662 [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
663 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
664 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
665 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
666 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
667 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
668 [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
669 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
670 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
671 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
672 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
673 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
674 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
675 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
676 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
677 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
678 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
679 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
680 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
681 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
682 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
683 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
684 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
685 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
686 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
687 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
688 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
689 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
690 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
691 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
692 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
693 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
694 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
695 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
696 Mobile first approach theme #4131
697 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
698 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
699 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
700 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231

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