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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 mini pager option to Search module #6083
902 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
903 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
904 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
905 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
906 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
907 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
908 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
909 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
910 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
911 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
912 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
913 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
914 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
915 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
916 More useful tags for views #6268
917 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
918 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
919 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
920 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
921 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
922 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
923 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
924 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
925 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
926 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
927 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
928 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
929 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
930 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
931 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
932 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
933 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
934 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
935 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
936 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
937 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
938 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
939 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
940 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
941 Add global site logo token #5871
942 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
943 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
944 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
945 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
946 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
947 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
948 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
949 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
950 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
951 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
952 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
953 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
954 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
955 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
956 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
957 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
958 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
959 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
960 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
961 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
962 Add layouts into the search index #5128
963 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
964 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
965 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
966 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
967 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
968 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
969 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
970 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
971 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
972 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
973 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
974 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
975 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
976 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
977 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
978 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
979 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
980 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
981 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
982 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
983 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
984 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
985 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
986 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746

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