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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 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
902 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
903 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
904 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
905 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
906 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
907 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
908 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
909 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
910 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
911 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
912 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
913 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
914 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
915 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
916 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
917 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
918 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
919 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
920 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
921 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
922 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
923 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
924 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
925 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
926 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
927 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
928 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
929 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
930 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
931 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
932 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
933 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
934 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
935 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
936 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
937 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
938 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
939 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
940 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
941 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
942 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
943 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
944 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
945 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
946 Add state_override function to core #4725
947 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
948 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
949 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
950 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
951 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
952 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
953 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
954 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
955 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
956 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
957 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
958 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
959 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
960 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
961 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
962 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
963 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
964 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
965 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
966 Remove syslog module from core #1260
967 More useful tags for views #6268
968 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
969 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
970 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
971 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
972 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
973 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
974 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
975 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
976 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
977 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
978 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
979 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
980 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
981 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
982 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
983 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
984 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
985 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
986 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861

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