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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 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
902 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
903 Apply image style to default picture #4976
904 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
905 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
906 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
907 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
908 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
909 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
910 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
911 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
912 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
913 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
914 Mobile first approach theme #4131
915 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
916 Add a new core theme #5175
917 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
918 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
919 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
920 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
921 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
922 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
923 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
924 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
925 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
926 Comment administration improvements #2919
927 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
928 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
929 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
930 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
931 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
932 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
933 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
934 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
935 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
936 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
937 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
938 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
939 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
940 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
941 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
942 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
943 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
944 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
945 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
946 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
947 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
948 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
949 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
950 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
951 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
952 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
953 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
954 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
955 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
956 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
957 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
958 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
959 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
960 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
961 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
962 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
963 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
964 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
965 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
966 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
967 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
968 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
969 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
970 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
971 Allow regions titles #2647
972 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
973 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
974 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
975 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
976 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
977 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
978 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
979 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
980 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
981 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
982 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
983 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
984 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
985 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
986 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523

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