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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
701 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
702 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
703 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
704 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
705 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
706 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
707 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
708 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
709 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
710 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
711 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
712 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
713 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
714 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
715 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
716 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
717 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
718 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
719 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
720 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
721 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
722 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
723 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
724 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
725 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
726 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
727 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
728 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
729 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
730 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
731 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
732 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
733 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
734 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
735 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
736 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
737 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
738 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
739 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
740 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
741 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
742 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
743 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
744 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
745 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
746 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
747 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
748 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
749 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
750 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
751 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
752 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
753 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
754 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
755 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
756 One click install for digitalocean #5628
757 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
758 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
759 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
760 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
761 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
762 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
763 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
764 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
765 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
766 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
767 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
768 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
769 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
770 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
771 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
772 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
773 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
774 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
775 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
776 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
777 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
778 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
779 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
780 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
781 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
782 [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
783 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
784 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
785 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
786 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
787 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
788 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
789 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
790 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
791 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
792 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
793 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
794 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
795 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
796 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
797 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
798 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
799 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
800 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791

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