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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] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
902 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
903 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
904 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
905 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
906 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
907 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
908 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
909 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
910 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
911 Use config for color module palettes #2554
912 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
913 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
914 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
915 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
916 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
917 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
918 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
919 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
920 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
921 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
922 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
923 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
924 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
925 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
926 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
927 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
928 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
929 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
930 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
931 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
932 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
933 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
934 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
935 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
936 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
937 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
938 [D8] Autosave content #3426
939 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
940 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
941 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
942 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
943 [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
944 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
945 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
946 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
947 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
948 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
949 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
950 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
951 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
952 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
953 [WP] Media Library #3203
954 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
955 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
956 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
957 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
958 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
959 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
960 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
961 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
962 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
963 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
964 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
965 Mobile first approach theme #4131
966 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
967 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
968 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
969 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
970 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
971 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
972 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
973 One click install for digitalocean #5628
974 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
975 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
976 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
977 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
978 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
979 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
980 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
981 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
982 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
983 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769

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