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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 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
602 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
603 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
604 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
605 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
606 Add state_override function to core #4725
607 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
608 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
609 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
610 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
611 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
612 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
613 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
614 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
615 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
616 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
617 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
618 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
619 Mobile first approach theme #4131
620 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
621 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
622 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
623 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
624 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
625 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
626 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
627 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
628 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
629 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
630 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
631 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
632 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
633 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
634 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
635 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
636 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
637 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
638 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
639 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
640 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
641 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
642 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
643 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
644 Trim textfields? #6386
645 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
646 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
647 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
648 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
649 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
650 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
651 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
652 Content creation page cleanup #202
653 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
654 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
655 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
656 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
657 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
658 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
659 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
660 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
661 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
662 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
663 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
664 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
665 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
666 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
667 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
668 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
669 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
670 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
671 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
672 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
673 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
674 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
675 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
676 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
677 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
678 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
679 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
680 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
681 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
682 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
683 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
684 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
685 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
686 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
687 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
688 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
689 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
690 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
691 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
692 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
693 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
694 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
695 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
696 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
697 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
698 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
699 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
700 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607

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