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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 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
902 Disable unused layout templates #5068
903 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
904 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
905 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
906 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
907 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
908 [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
909 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
910 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
911 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
912 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
913 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
914 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
915 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
916 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
917 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
918 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
919 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
920 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
921 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
922 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
923 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
924 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
925 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
926 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
927 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
928 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
929 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
930 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
931 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
932 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
933 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
934 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
935 Content creation page cleanup #202
936 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
937 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
938 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
939 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
940 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
941 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
942 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
943 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
944 Redirects write to json files? #4001
945 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
946 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
947 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
948 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
949 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
950 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
951 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
952 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
953 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
954 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
955 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
956 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
957 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
958 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
959 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
960 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
961 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
962 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
963 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
964 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
965 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
966 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
967 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
968 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
969 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
970 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
971 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
972 Custom Block contextual link #4390
973 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
974 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
975 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
976 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
977 Comment administration improvements #2919
978 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
979 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
980 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
981 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
982 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
983 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
984 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
985 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
986 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666

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