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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 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
902 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
903 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
904 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
905 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
906 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
907 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
908 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
909 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
910 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
911 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
912 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
913 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
914 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
915 Use config for color module palettes #2554
916 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
917 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
918 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
919 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
920 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
921 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
922 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
923 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
924 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
925 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
926 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
927 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
928 [WP] Media Library #3203
929 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
930 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
931 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
932 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
933 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
934 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
935 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
936 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
937 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
938 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
939 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
940 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
941 [D8] Autosave content #3426
942 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
943 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
944 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
945 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
946 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
947 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
948 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
949 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
950 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
951 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
952 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
953 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
954 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
955 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
956 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
957 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
958 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
959 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
960 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
961 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
962 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
963 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
964 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
965 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
966 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
967 Mobile first approach theme #4131
968 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
969 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
970 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
971 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
972 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
973 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
974 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
975 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
976 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
977 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
978 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
979 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
980 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
981 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
982 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926

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