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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 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
902 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
903 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
904 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
905 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
906 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
907 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
908 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
909 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
910 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
911 One click install for digitalocean #5628
912 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
913 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
914 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
915 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
916 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
917 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
918 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
919 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
920 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
921 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
922 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
923 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
924 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
925 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
926 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
927 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
928 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
929 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
930 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
931 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
932 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
933 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
934 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
935 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
936 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
937 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
938 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
939 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
940 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
941 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
942 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
943 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
944 [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
945 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
946 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
947 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
948 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
949 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
950 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
951 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
952 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
953 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
954 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
955 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
956 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
957 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
958 Apply image style to default picture #4976
959 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
960 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
961 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
962 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
963 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
964 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
965 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
966 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
967 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
968 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
969 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
970 Add a new core theme #5175
971 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
972 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
973 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
974 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
975 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
976 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
977 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
978 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
979 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
980 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
981 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568

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