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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 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
902 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
903 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
904 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
905 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
906 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
907 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
908 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
909 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
910 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
911 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
912 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
913 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
914 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
915 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
916 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
917 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
918 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
919 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
920 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
921 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
922 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
923 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
924 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
925 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
926 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
927 Cache settings via admin section #1434
928 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
929 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
930 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
931 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
932 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
933 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
934 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
935 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
936 Add global site logo token #5871
937 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
938 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
939 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
940 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
941 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
942 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
943 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
944 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
945 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
946 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
947 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
948 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
949 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
950 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
951 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
952 Content creation page cleanup #202
953 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
954 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
955 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
956 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
957 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
958 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
959 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
960 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
961 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
962 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
963 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
964 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
965 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
966 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
967 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
968 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
969 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
970 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
971 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
972 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
973 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
974 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
975 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
976 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
977 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
978 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
979 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
980 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
981 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
982 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
983 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
984 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
985 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
986 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006

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