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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 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
902 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
903 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
904 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
905 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
906 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
907 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
908 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
909 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
910 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
911 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
912 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
913 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
914 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
915 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
916 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
917 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
918 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
919 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
920 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
921 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
922 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
923 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
924 Disable unused layout templates #5068
925 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
926 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
927 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
928 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
929 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
930 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
931 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
932 Rename default Contact form category #4703
933 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
934 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
935 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
936 Search terms along with nodes #3850
937 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
938 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
939 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
940 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
941 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
942 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
943 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
944 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
945 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
946 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
947 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
948 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
949 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
950 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
951 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
952 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
953 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
954 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
955 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
956 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
957 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
958 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
959 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
960 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
961 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
962 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
963 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
964 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
965 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
966 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
967 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
968 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
969 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
970 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
971 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
972 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
973 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
974 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
975 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
976 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
977 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
978 Create a printable Status Report #5821
979 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
980 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
981 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
982 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
983 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
984 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
985 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
986 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003

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