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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 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
902 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
903 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
904 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
905 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
906 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
907 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
908 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
909 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
910 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
911 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
912 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
913 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
914 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
915 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
916 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
917 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
918 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
919 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
920 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
921 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
922 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
923 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
924 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
925 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
926 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
927 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
928 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
929 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
930 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
931 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
932 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
933 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
934 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
935 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
936 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
937 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
938 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
939 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
940 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
941 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
942 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
943 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
944 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
945 [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
946 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
947 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
948 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
949 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
950 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
951 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
952 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
953 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
954 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
955 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
956 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
957 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
958 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
959 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
960 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
961 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
962 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
963 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
964 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
965 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
966 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
967 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
968 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
969 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
970 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
971 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
972 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
973 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
974 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
975 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
976 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
977 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
978 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
979 [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
980 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
981 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
982 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
983 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
984 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
985 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
986 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861

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