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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 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
902 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
903 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
904 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
905 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
906 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
907 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
908 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
909 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
910 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
911 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
912 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
913 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
914 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
915 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
916 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
917 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
918 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
919 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
920 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
921 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
922 Remove syslog module from core #1260
923 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
924 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
925 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
926 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
927 More useful tags for views #6268
928 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
929 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
930 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
931 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
932 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
933 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
934 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
935 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
936 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
937 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
938 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
939 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
940 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
941 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
942 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
943 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
944 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
945 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
946 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
947 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
948 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
949 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
950 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
951 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
952 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
953 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
954 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
955 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
956 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
957 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
958 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
959 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
960 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
961 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
962 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
963 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
964 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
965 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
966 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
967 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
968 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
969 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
970 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
971 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
972 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
973 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
974 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
975 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
976 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
977 [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
978 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
979 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
980 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
981 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
982 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
983 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514

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