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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 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
902 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
903 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
904 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
905 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
906 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
907 [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
908 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
909 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
910 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
911 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
912 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
913 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
914 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
915 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
916 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
917 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
918 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
919 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
920 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
921 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
922 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
923 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
924 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
925 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
926 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
927 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
928 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
929 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
930 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
931 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
932 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
933 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
934 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
935 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
936 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
937 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
938 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
939 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
940 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
941 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
942 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
943 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
944 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
945 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
946 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
947 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
948 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
949 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
950 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
951 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
952 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
953 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
954 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
955 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
956 Double click prevention #6393
957 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
958 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
959 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
960 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
961 Create a printable Status Report #5821
962 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
963 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
964 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
965 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
966 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
967 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
968 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
969 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
970 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
971 [D8] Autosave content #3426
972 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
973 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
974 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
975 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
976 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
977 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
978 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
979 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
980 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
981 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
982 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
983 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
984 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
985 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
986 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711

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