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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 Rename default Contact form category #4703
902 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
903 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
904 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
905 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
906 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
907 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
908 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
909 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
910 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
911 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
912 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
913 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
914 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
915 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
916 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
917 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
918 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
919 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
920 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
921 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
922 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
923 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
924 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
925 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
926 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
927 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
928 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
929 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
930 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
931 Menu router refactoring #2400
932 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
933 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
934 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
935 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
936 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
937 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
938 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
939 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
940 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
941 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
942 Use config for color module palettes #2554
943 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
944 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
945 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
946 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
947 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
948 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
949 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
950 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
951 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
952 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
953 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
954 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
955 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
956 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
957 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
958 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
959 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
960 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
961 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
962 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
963 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
964 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
965 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
966 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
967 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
968 [D8] Autosave content #3426
969 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
970 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
971 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
972 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
973 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
974 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
975 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
976 Allow altering image style urls #5745
977 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
978 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
979 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
980 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
981 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
982 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
983 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
984 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
985 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
986 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364

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