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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] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
902 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
903 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
904 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
905 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
906 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
907 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
908 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
909 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
910 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
911 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
912 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
913 'Unused' module detector #5020
914 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
915 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
916 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
917 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
918 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
919 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
920 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
921 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
922 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
923 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
924 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
925 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
926 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
927 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
928 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
929 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
930 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
931 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
932 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
933 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
934 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
935 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
936 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
937 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
938 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
939 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
940 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
941 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
942 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
943 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
944 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
945 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
946 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
947 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
948 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
949 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
950 Showcase core features during install #4138
951 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
952 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
953 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
954 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
955 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
956 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
957 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
958 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
959 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
960 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
961 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
962 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
963 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
964 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
965 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
966 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
967 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
968 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
969 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
970 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
971 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
972 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
973 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
974 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
975 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
976 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
977 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
978 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
979 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
980 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
981 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410

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