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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 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
902 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
903 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
904 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
905 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
906 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
907 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
908 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
909 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
910 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
911 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
912 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
913 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
914 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
915 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
916 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
917 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
918 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
919 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
920 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
921 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
922 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
923 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
924 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
925 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
926 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
927 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
928 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
929 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
930 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
931 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
932 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
933 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
934 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
935 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
936 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
937 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
938 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
939 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
940 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
941 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
942 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
943 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
944 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
945 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
946 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
947 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
948 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
949 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
950 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
951 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
952 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
953 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
954 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
955 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
956 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
957 Add a new core theme #5175
958 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
959 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
960 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
961 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
962 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
963 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
964 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
965 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
966 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
967 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
968 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
969 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
970 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
971 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
972 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
973 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
974 Apply image style to default picture #4976
975 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
976 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
977 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
978 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
979 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
980 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
981 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374

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