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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 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
902 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
903 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
904 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
905 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
906 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
907 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
908 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
909 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
910 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
911 'Unused' module detector #5020
912 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
913 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
914 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
915 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
916 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
917 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
918 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
919 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
920 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
921 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
922 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
923 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
924 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
925 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
926 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
927 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
928 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
929 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
930 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
931 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
932 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
933 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
934 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
935 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
936 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
937 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
938 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
939 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
940 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
941 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
942 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
943 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
944 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
945 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
946 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
947 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
948 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
949 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
950 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
951 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
952 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
953 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
954 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
955 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
956 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
957 Content creation page cleanup #202
958 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
959 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
960 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
961 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
962 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
963 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
964 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
965 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
966 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
967 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
968 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
969 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
970 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
971 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
972 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
973 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
974 [D8] Autosave content #3426
975 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
976 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
977 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
978 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
979 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
980 More useful tags for views #6268
981 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
982 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
983 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
984 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
985 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
986 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899

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