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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 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
902 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
903 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
904 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
905 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
906 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
907 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
908 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
909 Cache settings via admin section #1434
910 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
911 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
912 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
913 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
914 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
915 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
916 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
917 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
918 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
919 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
920 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
921 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
922 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
923 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
924 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
925 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
926 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
927 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
928 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
929 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
930 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
931 Seventy two theme #5928
932 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
933 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
934 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
935 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
936 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
937 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
938 Content creation page cleanup #202
939 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
940 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
941 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
942 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
943 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
944 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
945 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
946 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
947 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
948 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
949 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
950 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
951 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
952 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
953 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
954 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
955 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
956 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
957 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
958 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
959 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
960 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
961 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
962 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
963 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
964 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
965 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
966 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
967 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
968 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
969 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
970 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
971 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
972 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
973 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
974 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
975 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
976 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
977 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
978 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
979 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
980 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
981 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
982 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
983 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
984 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
985 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
986 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993

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