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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 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
903 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
904 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
905 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
906 Create "Current Node" block #5774
907 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
908 [D10] Date fields: Allow the "time ago" formatter to show as a fully cacheable time difference with JS #6022
909 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
910 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
911 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
912 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
913 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
914 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
915 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
916 Redirects write to json files? #4001
917 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
918 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
919 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
920 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
921 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
922 Don't show the node_load_multiple() $conditions parameter as deprecated #5644
923 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
924 [DX] Add normalized project data into the database. #5905
925 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
926 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
927 Add function that returns default config #3251
928 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
929 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
930 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
931 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
932 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
933 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
934 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
935 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
936 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
937 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
938 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
939 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
940 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
941 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
942 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
943 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
944 Custom Block contextual link #4390
945 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
946 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
947 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
948 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
949 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
950 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
951 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
952 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
953 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
954 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
955 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
956 Seventy two theme #5928
957 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
958 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
959 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
960 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
961 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
962 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
963 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
964 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
965 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
966 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
967 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
968 Add layouts into the search index #5128
969 Trim textfields? #6386
970 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
971 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
972 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
973 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
974 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
975 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
976 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
977 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
978 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
979 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
980 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
981 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
982 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
983 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779

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