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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 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
902 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
903 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
904 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
905 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
906 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
907 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
908 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
909 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
910 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
911 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
912 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
913 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
914 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
915 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
916 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
917 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
918 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
919 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
920 Cache settings via admin section #1434
921 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
922 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
923 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
924 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
925 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
926 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
927 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
928 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
929 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
930 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
931 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
932 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
933 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
934 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
935 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
936 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
937 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
938 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
939 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
940 [WP] Media Library #3203
941 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
942 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
943 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
944 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
945 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
946 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
947 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
948 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
949 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
950 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
951 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
952 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
953 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
954 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
955 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
956 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
957 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
958 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
959 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
960 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
961 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
962 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
963 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
964 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
965 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
966 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
967 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
968 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
969 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
970 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
971 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
972 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
973 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
974 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
975 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
976 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
977 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
978 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
979 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
980 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
981 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
982 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
983 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
984 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
985 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
986 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946

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