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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 and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
902 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
903 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
904 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
905 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
906 Allow altering image style urls #5745
907 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
908 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
909 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
910 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
911 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
912 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
913 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
914 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
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 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
918 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
919 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
920 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
921 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
922 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
923 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
924 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
925 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
926 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
927 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
928 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
929 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
930 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
931 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
932 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
933 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
934 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
935 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
936 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
937 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
938 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
939 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
940 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
941 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
942 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
943 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
944 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
945 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
946 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
947 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
948 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
949 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
950 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
951 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
952 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
953 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
954 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
955 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
956 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
957 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
958 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
959 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
960 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
961 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
962 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
963 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
964 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
965 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
966 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
967 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
968 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
969 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
970 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
971 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
972 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
973 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
974 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
975 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
976 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
977 One click install for digitalocean #5628
978 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
979 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
980 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
981 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
982 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
983 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
984 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
985 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
986 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998

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