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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 [D8] Autosave content #3426
902 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
903 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
904 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
905 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
906 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
907 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
908 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
909 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
910 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
911 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
912 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
913 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
914 Menu router refactoring #2400
915 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
916 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
917 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
918 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
919 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
920 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
921 More useful tags for views #6268
922 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
923 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
924 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
925 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
926 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
927 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
928 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
929 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
930 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
931 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
932 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
933 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
934 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
935 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
936 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
937 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
938 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
939 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
940 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
941 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
942 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
943 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
944 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
945 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
946 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
947 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
948 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
949 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
950 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
951 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
952 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
953 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
954 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
955 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
956 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
957 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
958 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
959 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
960 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
961 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
962 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
963 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
964 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
965 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
966 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
967 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
968 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
969 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
970 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
971 Disable unused layout templates #5068
972 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
973 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
974 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
975 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
976 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
977 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
978 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
979 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
980 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
981 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
982 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
983 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
984 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
985 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
986 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739

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