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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 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
902 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
903 Add a new core theme #5175
904 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
905 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
906 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
907 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
908 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
909 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
910 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
911 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
912 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
913 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
914 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
915 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
916 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
917 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
918 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
919 Apply image style to default picture #4976
920 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
921 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
922 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
923 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
924 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
925 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
926 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
927 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
928 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
929 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
930 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
931 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
932 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
933 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
934 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
935 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
936 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
937 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
938 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
939 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
940 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
941 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
942 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
943 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
944 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
945 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
946 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
947 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
948 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
949 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
950 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
951 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
952 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
953 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
954 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
955 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
956 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
957 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
958 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
959 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
960 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
961 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
962 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
963 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
964 Rename default Contact form category #4703
965 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
966 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
967 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
968 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
969 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
970 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
971 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
972 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
973 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
974 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
975 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
976 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
977 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
978 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
979 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
980 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
981 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
982 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
983 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718

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