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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 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
902 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
903 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
904 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
905 Allow regions titles #2647
906 Create a printable Status Report #5821
907 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
908 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
909 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
910 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
911 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
912 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
913 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
914 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
915 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
916 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
917 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
918 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
919 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
920 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
921 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
922 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
923 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
924 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
925 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
926 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
927 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
928 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
929 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
930 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
931 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
932 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
933 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
934 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
935 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
936 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
937 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
938 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
939 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
940 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
941 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
942 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
943 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
944 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
945 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
946 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
947 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
948 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
949 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
950 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
951 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
952 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
953 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
954 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
955 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
956 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
957 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
958 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
959 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
960 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
961 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
962 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
963 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
964 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
965 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
966 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
967 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
968 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
969 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
970 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
971 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
972 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
973 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
974 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
975 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
976 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
977 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
978 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
979 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
980 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
981 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
982 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
983 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
984 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
985 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
986 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652

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