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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 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
902 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
903 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
904 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
905 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
906 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
907 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
908 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
909 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
910 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
911 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
912 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
913 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
914 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
915 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
916 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
917 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
918 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
919 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
920 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
921 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
922 [D8] Autosave content #3426
923 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
924 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
925 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
926 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
927 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
928 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
929 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
930 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
931 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
932 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
933 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
934 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
935 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
936 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
937 Trim textfields? #6386
938 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
939 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
940 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
941 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
942 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
943 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
944 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
945 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
946 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
947 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
948 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
949 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
950 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
951 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
952 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
953 Seventy two theme #5928
954 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
955 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
956 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
957 Disable unused layout templates #5068
958 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
959 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
960 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
961 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
962 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
963 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
964 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
965 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
966 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
967 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
968 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
969 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
970 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
971 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
972 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
973 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
974 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
975 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
976 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
977 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
978 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
979 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
980 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
981 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
982 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
983 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
984 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
985 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
986 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464

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