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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 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
602 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
603 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
604 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
605 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
606 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
607 Add state_override function to core #4725
608 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
609 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
610 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
611 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
612 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
613 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
614 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
615 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
616 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
617 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
618 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
619 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
620 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
621 Mobile first approach theme #4131
622 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
623 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
624 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
625 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
626 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
627 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
628 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
629 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
630 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
631 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
632 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
633 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
634 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
635 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
636 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
637 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
638 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
639 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
640 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
641 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
642 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
643 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
644 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
645 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
646 Trim textfields? #6386
647 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
648 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
649 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
650 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
651 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
652 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
653 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
654 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
655 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
656 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
657 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
658 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
659 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
660 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
661 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
662 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
663 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
664 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
665 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
666 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
667 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
668 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
669 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
670 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
671 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
672 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
673 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
674 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
675 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
676 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
677 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
678 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
679 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
680 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
681 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
682 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
683 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
684 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
685 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
686 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
687 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
688 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
689 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
690 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
691 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
692 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
693 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
694 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
695 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
696 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
697 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
698 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
699 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
700 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677

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