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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][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
902 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
903 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
904 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
905 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
906 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
907 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
908 Add layouts into the search index #5128
909 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
910 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
911 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
912 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
913 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
914 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
915 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
916 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
917 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
918 Cache settings via admin section #1434
919 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
920 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
921 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
922 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
923 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
924 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
925 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
926 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
927 Better Book navigation links #4879
928 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
929 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
930 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
931 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
932 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
933 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
934 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
935 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
936 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
937 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
938 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
939 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
940 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
941 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
942 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
943 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
944 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
945 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
946 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
947 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
948 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
949 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
950 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
951 Rename default Contact form category #4703
952 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
953 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
954 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
955 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
956 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
957 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
958 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
959 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
960 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
961 Add global site logo token #5871
962 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
963 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
964 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
965 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
966 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
967 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
968 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
969 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
970 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
971 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
972 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
973 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
974 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
975 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
976 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
977 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
978 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
979 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
980 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
981 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
982 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
983 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062

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