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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 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
902 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
903 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
904 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
905 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
906 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
907 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
908 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
909 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
910 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
911 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
912 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
913 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
914 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
915 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
916 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
917 Add global site logo token #5871
918 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
919 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
920 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
921 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
922 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
923 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
924 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
925 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
926 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
927 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
928 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
929 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
930 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
931 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
932 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
933 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
934 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
935 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
936 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
937 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
938 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
939 Cache settings via admin section #1434
940 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
941 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
942 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
943 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
944 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
945 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
946 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
947 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
948 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
949 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
950 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
951 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
952 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
953 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
954 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
955 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
956 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
957 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
958 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
959 More useful tags for views #6268
960 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
961 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
962 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
963 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
964 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
965 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
966 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
967 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
968 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
969 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
970 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
971 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
972 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
973 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
974 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
975 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
976 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
977 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
978 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
979 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
980 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
981 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
982 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173

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