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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 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
902 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
903 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
904 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
905 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
906 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
907 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
908 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
909 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
910 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
911 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
912 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
913 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
914 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
915 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
916 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
917 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
918 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
919 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
920 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
921 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
922 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
923 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
924 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
925 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
926 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
927 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
928 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
929 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
930 Double click prevention #6393
931 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
932 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
933 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
934 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
935 [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
936 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
937 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
938 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
939 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
940 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
941 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
942 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
943 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
944 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
945 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
946 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
947 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
948 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
949 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
950 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
951 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
952 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
953 Rename default Contact form category #4703
954 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
955 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
956 Add function that returns default config #3251
957 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
958 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
959 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
960 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
961 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
962 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
963 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
964 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
965 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
966 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
967 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
968 [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
969 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
970 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
971 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
972 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
973 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
974 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
975 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
976 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
977 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
978 Menu router refactoring #2400
979 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
980 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
981 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
982 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
983 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
984 'Unused' module detector #5020
985 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
986 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232

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