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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 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
902 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
903 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
904 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
905 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
906 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
907 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
908 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
909 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
910 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
911 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
912 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
913 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
914 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
915 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
916 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
917 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
918 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
919 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
920 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
921 Cache settings via admin section #1434
922 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
923 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
924 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
925 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
926 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
927 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
928 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
929 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
930 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
931 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
932 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
933 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
934 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
935 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
936 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
937 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
938 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
939 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
940 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
941 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
942 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
943 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
944 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
945 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
946 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
947 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
948 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
949 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
950 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
951 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
952 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
953 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
954 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
955 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
956 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
957 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
958 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
959 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
960 Apply image style to default picture #4976
961 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
962 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
963 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
964 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
965 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
966 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
967 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
968 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
969 Create a printable Status Report #5821
970 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
971 Add a new core theme #5175
972 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
973 Comment administration improvements #2919
974 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
975 Mobile first approach theme #4131
976 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
977 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
978 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
979 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
980 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
981 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
982 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
983 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
984 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
985 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
986 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097

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