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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 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
902 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
903 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
904 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
905 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
906 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
907 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
908 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
909 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
910 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
911 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
912 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
913 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
914 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
915 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
916 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
917 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
918 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
919 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
920 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
921 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
922 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
923 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
924 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
925 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
926 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
927 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
928 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
929 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
930 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
931 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
932 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
933 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
934 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
935 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
936 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
937 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
938 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
939 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
940 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
941 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
942 Add global site logo token #5871
943 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
944 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
945 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
946 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
947 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
948 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
949 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
950 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
951 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
952 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
953 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
954 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
955 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
956 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
957 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
958 Remove syslog module from core #1260
959 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
960 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
961 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
962 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
963 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
964 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
965 Menu router refactoring #2400
966 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
967 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
968 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
969 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
970 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
971 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
972 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
973 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
974 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
975 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
976 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
977 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
978 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
979 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
980 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
981 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
982 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
983 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
984 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
985 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
986 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592

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