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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 opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
902 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
903 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
904 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
905 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
906 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
907 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
908 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
909 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
910 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
911 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
912 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
913 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
914 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
915 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
916 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
917 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
918 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
919 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
920 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
921 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
922 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
923 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
924 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
925 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
926 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
927 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
928 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
929 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
930 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
931 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
932 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
933 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
934 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
935 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
936 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
937 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
938 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
939 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
940 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
941 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
942 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
943 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
944 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
945 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
946 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
947 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
948 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
949 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
950 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
951 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
952 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
953 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
954 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
955 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
956 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
957 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
958 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
959 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
960 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
961 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
962 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
963 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
964 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
965 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
966 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
967 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
968 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
969 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
970 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
971 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
972 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
973 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
974 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
975 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
976 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
977 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
978 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
979 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
980 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
981 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
982 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
983 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
984 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
985 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
986 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535

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