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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 a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
902 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
903 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
904 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
905 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
906 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
907 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
908 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
909 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
910 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
911 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
912 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
913 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
914 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
915 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
916 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
917 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
918 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
919 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
920 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
921 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
922 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
923 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
924 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
925 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
926 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
927 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
928 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
929 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
930 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
931 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
932 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
933 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
934 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
935 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
936 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
937 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
938 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
939 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
940 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
941 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
942 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
943 Use config for color module palettes #2554
944 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
945 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
946 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
947 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
948 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
949 Add state_override function to core #4725
950 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
951 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
952 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
953 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
954 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
955 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
956 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
957 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
958 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
959 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
960 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
961 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
962 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
963 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
964 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
965 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
966 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
967 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
968 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
969 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
970 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
971 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
972 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
973 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
974 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
975 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
976 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
977 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
978 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
979 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
980 [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
981 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
982 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
983 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
984 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
985 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
986 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861

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