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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 Create a printable Status Report #5821
902 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
903 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
904 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
905 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
906 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
907 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
908 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
909 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
910 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
911 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
912 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
913 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
914 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
915 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
916 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
917 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
918 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
919 Allow regions titles #2647
920 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
921 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
922 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
923 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
924 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
925 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
926 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
927 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
928 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
929 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
930 Double click prevention #6393
931 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
932 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
933 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
934 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
935 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
936 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
937 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
938 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
939 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
940 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
941 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
942 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
943 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
944 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
945 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
946 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
947 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
948 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
949 Rename default Contact form category #4703
950 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
951 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
952 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
953 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
954 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
955 [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
956 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
957 [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
958 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
959 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
960 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
961 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
962 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
963 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
964 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
965 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
966 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
967 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
968 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
969 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
970 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
971 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
972 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
973 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
974 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
975 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
976 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
977 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
978 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
979 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
980 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
981 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
982 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
983 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
984 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
985 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
986 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608

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