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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 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
902 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
903 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
904 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
905 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
906 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
907 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
908 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
909 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
910 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
911 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
912 Apply image style to default picture #4976
913 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
914 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
915 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
916 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
917 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
918 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
919 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
920 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
921 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
922 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
923 Add a new core theme #5175
924 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
925 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
926 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
927 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
928 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
929 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
930 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
931 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
932 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
933 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
934 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
935 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
936 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
937 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
938 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
939 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
940 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
941 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
942 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
943 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
944 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
945 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
946 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
947 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
948 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
949 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
950 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
951 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
952 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
953 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
954 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
955 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
956 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
957 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
958 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
959 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
960 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
961 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
962 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
963 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
964 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
965 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
966 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
967 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
968 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
969 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
970 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
971 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
972 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
973 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
974 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
975 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
976 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
977 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
978 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
979 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
980 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
981 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
982 Rename default Contact form category #4703
983 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918

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