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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] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
902 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
903 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
904 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
905 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
906 Allow regions titles #2647
907 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
908 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
909 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
910 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
911 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
912 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
913 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
914 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
915 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
916 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
917 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
918 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
919 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
920 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
921 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
922 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
923 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
924 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
925 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
926 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
927 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
928 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
929 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
930 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
931 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
932 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
933 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
934 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
935 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
936 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
937 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
938 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
939 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
940 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
941 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
942 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
943 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
944 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
945 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
946 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
947 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
948 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
949 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
950 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
951 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
952 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
953 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
954 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
955 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
956 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
957 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
958 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
959 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
960 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
961 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
962 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
963 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
964 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
965 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
966 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
967 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
968 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
969 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
970 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
971 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
972 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
973 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
974 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
975 Add function that returns default config #3251
976 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
977 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
978 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
979 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
980 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
981 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
982 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
983 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793

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