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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] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
902 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
903 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
904 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
905 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
906 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
907 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
908 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
909 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
910 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
911 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
912 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
913 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
914 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
915 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
916 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
917 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
918 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
919 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
920 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
921 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
922 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
923 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
924 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
925 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
926 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
927 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
928 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
929 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
930 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
931 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
932 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
933 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
934 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
935 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
936 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
937 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
938 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
939 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
940 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
941 Rename default Contact form category #4703
942 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
943 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
944 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
945 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
946 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
947 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
948 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
949 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
950 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
951 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
952 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
953 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
954 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
955 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
956 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
957 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
958 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
959 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
960 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
961 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
962 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
963 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
964 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
965 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
966 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
967 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
968 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
969 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
970 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
971 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
972 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
973 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
974 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
975 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
976 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
977 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
978 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
979 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
980 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
981 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
982 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
983 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203

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