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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
701 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
702 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
703 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
704 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
705 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
706 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
707 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
708 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
709 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
710 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
711 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
712 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
713 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
714 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
715 Double click prevention #6393
716 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
717 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
718 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
719 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
720 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
721 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
722 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
723 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
724 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
725 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
726 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
727 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
728 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
729 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
730 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
731 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
732 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
733 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
734 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
735 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
736 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
737 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
738 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
739 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
740 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
741 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
742 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
743 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
744 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
745 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
746 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
747 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
748 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
749 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
750 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
751 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
752 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
753 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
754 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
755 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
756 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
757 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
758 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
759 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
760 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
761 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
762 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
763 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
764 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
765 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
766 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
767 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
768 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
769 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
770 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
771 Content creation page cleanup #202
772 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
773 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
774 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
775 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
776 Showcase core features during install #4138
777 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
778 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
779 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
780 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
781 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
782 Add options to Block Name in Views #1880
783 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
784 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
785 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
786 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
787 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
788 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
789 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
790 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
791 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
792 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
793 Comment administration improvements #2919
794 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
795 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
796 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
797 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
798 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
799 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
800 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900

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