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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 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
902 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
903 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
904 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
905 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
906 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
907 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
908 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
909 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
910 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
911 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
912 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
913 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
914 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
915 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
916 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
917 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
918 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
919 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
920 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
921 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
922 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
923 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
924 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
925 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
926 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
927 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
928 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
929 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
930 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
931 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
932 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
933 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
934 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
935 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
936 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
937 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
938 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
939 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
940 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
941 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
942 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
943 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
944 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
945 Translation of taxonomy terms #4720
946 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
947 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
948 [D8] Autosave content #3426
949 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
950 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
951 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
952 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
953 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
954 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
955 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
956 Add layouts into the search index #5128
957 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
958 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
959 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
960 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
961 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
962 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
963 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
964 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
965 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
966 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
967 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
968 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
969 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
970 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
971 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
972 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
973 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
974 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
975 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
976 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
977 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
978 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
979 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
980 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
981 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
982 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
983 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086

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