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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] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
902 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
903 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
904 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
905 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
906 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
907 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
908 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
909 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
910 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
911 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
912 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
913 Apply image style to default picture #4976
914 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
915 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
916 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
917 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
918 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
919 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
920 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
921 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
922 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
923 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
924 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
925 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
926 Add a new core theme #5175
927 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
928 More useful tags for views #6268
929 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
930 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
931 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
932 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
933 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
934 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
935 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
936 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
937 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
938 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
939 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
940 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
941 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
942 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
943 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
944 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
945 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
946 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
947 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
948 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
949 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
950 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
951 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
952 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
953 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
954 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
955 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
956 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
957 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
958 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
959 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
960 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
961 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
962 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
963 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
964 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
965 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
966 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
967 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
968 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
969 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
970 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
971 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
972 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
973 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
974 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
975 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
976 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
977 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
978 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
979 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
980 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
981 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
982 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
983 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
984 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
985 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
986 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519

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