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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 Add a new core theme #5175
902 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
903 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
904 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
905 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
906 Trim textfields? #6386
907 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
908 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
909 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
910 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
911 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
912 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
913 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
914 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
915 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
916 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
917 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
918 Apply image style to default picture #4976
919 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
920 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
921 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
922 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
923 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
924 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
925 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
926 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
927 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
928 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
929 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
930 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
931 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
932 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
933 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
934 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
935 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
936 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
937 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
938 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
939 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
940 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
941 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
942 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
943 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
944 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
945 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
946 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
947 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
948 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
949 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
950 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
951 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
952 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
953 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
954 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
955 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
956 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
957 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
958 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
959 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
960 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
961 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
962 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
963 Rename default Contact form category #4703
964 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
965 Double click prevention #6393
966 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
967 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
968 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
969 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
970 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
971 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
972 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
973 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
974 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
975 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
976 Create a printable Status Report #5821
977 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
978 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
979 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
980 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
981 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711

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