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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] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
902 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
903 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
904 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
905 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
906 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
907 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
908 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
909 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
910 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
911 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
912 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
913 Rename default Contact form category #4703
914 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
915 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
916 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
917 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
918 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
919 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
920 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
921 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
922 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
923 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
924 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
925 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
926 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
927 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
928 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
929 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
930 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
931 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
932 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
933 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
934 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
935 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
936 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
937 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
938 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
939 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
940 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
941 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
942 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
943 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
944 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
945 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
946 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
947 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
948 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
949 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
950 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
951 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
952 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
953 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
954 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
955 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
956 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
957 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
958 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
959 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
960 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
961 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
962 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
963 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
964 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
965 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
966 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
967 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
968 Add layouts into the search index #5128
969 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
970 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
971 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
972 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
973 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
974 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
975 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
976 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
977 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
978 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
979 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
980 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
981 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
982 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
983 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573

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