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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] 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
902 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
903 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
904 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
905 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
906 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
907 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
908 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
909 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
910 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
911 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
912 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
913 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
914 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
915 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
916 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
917 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
918 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
919 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
920 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
921 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
922 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
923 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
924 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
925 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
926 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
927 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
928 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
929 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
930 Content creation page cleanup #202
931 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
932 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
933 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
934 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
935 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
936 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
937 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
938 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
939 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
940 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
941 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
942 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
943 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
944 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
945 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
946 Redirects write to json files? #4001
947 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
948 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
949 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
950 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
951 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
952 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
953 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
954 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
955 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
956 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
957 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
958 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
959 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
960 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
961 Menu router refactoring #2400
962 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
963 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
964 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
965 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
966 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
967 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
968 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
969 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
970 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
971 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
972 Custom Block contextual link #4390
973 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
974 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
975 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
976 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
977 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
978 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
979 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
980 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
981 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
982 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
983 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
984 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
985 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
986 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924

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