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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 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
902 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
903 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
904 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
905 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
906 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
907 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
908 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
909 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
910 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
911 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
912 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
913 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
914 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
915 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
916 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
917 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
918 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
919 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
920 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
921 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
922 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
923 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
924 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
925 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
926 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
927 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
928 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
929 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
930 Create a printable Status Report #5821
931 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
932 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
933 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
934 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
935 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
936 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
937 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
938 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
939 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
940 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
941 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
942 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
943 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
944 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
945 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
946 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
947 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
948 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
949 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
950 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
951 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
952 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
953 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
954 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
955 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
956 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
957 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
958 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
959 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
960 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
961 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
962 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
963 Disable unused layout templates #5068
964 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
965 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
966 [D8] Autosave content #3426
967 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
968 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
969 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
970 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
971 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
972 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
973 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
974 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
975 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
976 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
977 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
978 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
979 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
980 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
981 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
982 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
983 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
984 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
985 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
986 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652

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