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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 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
902 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
903 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
904 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
905 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
906 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
907 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
908 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
909 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
910 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
911 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
912 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
913 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
914 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
915 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
916 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
917 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
918 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
919 [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
920 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
921 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
922 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
923 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
924 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
925 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
926 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
927 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
928 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
929 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
930 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
931 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
932 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
933 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
934 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
935 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
936 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
937 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
938 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
939 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
940 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
941 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
942 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
943 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
944 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
945 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
946 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
947 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
948 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
949 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
950 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
951 Content creation page cleanup #202
952 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
953 [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
954 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
955 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
956 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
957 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
958 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
959 More useful tags for views #6268
960 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
961 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
962 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
963 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
964 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
965 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
966 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
967 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
968 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
969 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
970 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
971 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
972 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
973 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
974 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
975 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
976 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
977 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
978 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
979 Allow regions titles #2647
980 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
981 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
982 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
983 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
984 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
985 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
986 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727

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