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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
901 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
902 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
903 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
904 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
905 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
906 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
907 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
908 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
909 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
910 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
911 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
912 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
913 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
914 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
915 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
916 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
917 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
918 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
919 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
920 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
921 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
922 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
923 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
924 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
925 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
926 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
927 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
928 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
929 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
930 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
931 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
932 [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
933 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
934 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
935 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
936 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
937 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
938 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
939 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
940 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
941 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
942 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
943 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
944 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
945 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
946 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
947 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
948 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
949 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
950 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
951 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
952 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
953 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
954 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
955 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
956 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
957 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
958 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
959 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
960 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
961 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
962 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
963 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
964 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
965 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
966 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
967 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
968 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
969 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
970 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
971 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
972 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
973 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
974 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
975 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
976 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
977 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
978 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
979 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
980 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
981 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
982 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
983 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287

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