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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 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
902 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
903 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
904 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
905 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
906 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
907 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
908 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
909 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
910 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
911 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
912 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
913 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
914 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
915 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
916 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
917 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
918 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
919 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
920 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
921 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
922 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
923 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
924 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
925 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
926 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
927 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
928 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
929 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
930 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
931 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
932 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
933 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
934 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
935 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
936 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
937 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
938 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
939 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
940 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
941 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
942 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
943 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
944 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
945 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
946 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
947 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
948 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
949 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
950 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
951 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
952 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
953 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
954 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
955 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
956 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
957 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
958 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
959 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
960 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
961 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
962 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
963 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
964 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
965 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
966 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
967 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
968 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
969 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
970 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
971 Create a printable Status Report #5821
972 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
973 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
974 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
975 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
976 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
977 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
978 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
979 Comment administration improvements #2919
980 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
981 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
982 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
983 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
984 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
985 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
986 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434

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