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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] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
902 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
903 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
904 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
905 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
906 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
907 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
908 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
909 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
910 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
911 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
912 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
913 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
914 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
915 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
916 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
917 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
918 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
919 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
920 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
921 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
922 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
923 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
924 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
925 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
926 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
927 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
928 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
929 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
930 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
931 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
932 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
933 Add function that returns default config #3251
934 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
935 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
936 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
937 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
938 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
939 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
940 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
941 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
942 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
943 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
944 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
945 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
946 Showcase core features during install #4138
947 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
948 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
949 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
950 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
951 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
952 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
953 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
954 Seventy two theme #5928
955 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
956 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
957 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
958 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
959 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
960 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
961 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
962 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
963 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
964 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
965 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
966 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
967 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
968 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
969 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
970 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
971 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
972 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
973 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
974 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
975 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
976 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
977 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
978 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
979 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
980 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
981 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
982 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
983 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
984 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
985 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
986 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129

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