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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 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
902 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
903 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
904 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
905 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
906 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
907 Add a new core theme #5175
908 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
909 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
910 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
911 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
912 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
913 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
914 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
915 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
916 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
917 Allow regions titles #2647
918 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
919 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
920 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
921 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
922 Remove syslog module from core #1260
923 Apply image style to default picture #4976
924 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
925 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
926 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
927 More useful tags for views #6268
928 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
929 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
930 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
931 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
932 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
933 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
934 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
935 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
936 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
937 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
938 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
939 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
940 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
941 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
942 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
943 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
944 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
945 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
946 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
947 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
948 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
949 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
950 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
951 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
952 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
953 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
954 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
955 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
956 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
957 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
958 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
959 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
960 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
961 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
962 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
963 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
964 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
965 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
966 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
967 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
968 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
969 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
970 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
971 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
972 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
973 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
974 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
975 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
976 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
977 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
978 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
979 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
980 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
981 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
982 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
983 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
984 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
985 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
986 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646

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