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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 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
902 [WP] Media Library #3203
903 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
904 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
905 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
906 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
907 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
908 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
909 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
910 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
911 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
912 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
913 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
914 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
915 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
916 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
917 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
918 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
919 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
920 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
921 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
922 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
923 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
924 Mobile first approach theme #4131
925 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
926 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
927 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
928 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
929 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
930 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
931 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
932 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
933 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
934 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
935 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
936 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
937 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
938 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
939 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
940 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
941 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
942 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
943 Content creation page cleanup #202
944 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
945 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
946 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
947 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
948 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
949 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
950 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
951 Trim textfields? #6386
952 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
953 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
954 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
955 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
956 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
957 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
958 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
959 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
960 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
961 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
962 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
963 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
964 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
965 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
966 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
967 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
968 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
969 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
970 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
971 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
972 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
973 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
974 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
975 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
976 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
977 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
978 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
979 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
980 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
981 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
982 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
983 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
984 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
985 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
986 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427

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