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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 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
902 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
903 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
904 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
905 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
906 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
907 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
908 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
909 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
910 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
911 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
912 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
913 Custom Block contextual link #4390
914 'Unused' module detector #5020
915 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
916 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
917 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
918 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
919 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
920 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
921 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
922 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
923 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
924 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
925 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
926 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
927 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
928 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
929 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
930 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
931 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
932 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
933 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
934 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
935 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
936 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
937 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
938 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
939 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
940 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
941 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
942 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
943 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
944 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
945 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
946 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
947 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
948 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
949 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
950 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
951 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
952 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
953 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
954 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
955 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
956 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
957 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
958 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
959 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
960 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
961 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
962 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
963 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
964 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
965 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
966 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
967 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
968 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
969 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
970 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
971 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
972 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
973 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
974 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
975 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
976 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
977 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
978 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
979 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
980 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
981 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
982 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
983 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
984 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
985 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
986 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408

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