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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 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
902 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
903 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
904 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
905 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
906 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
907 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
908 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
909 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
910 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
911 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
912 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
913 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
914 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
915 uuid and entity import / export #890
916 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
917 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
918 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
919 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
920 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
921 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
922 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
923 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
924 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
925 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
926 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
927 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
928 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
929 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
930 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
931 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
932 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
933 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
934 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
935 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
936 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
937 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
938 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
939 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
940 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
941 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
942 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
943 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
944 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
945 Use config for color module palettes #2554
946 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
947 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
948 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
949 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
950 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
951 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
952 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
953 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
954 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
955 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
956 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
957 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
958 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
959 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
960 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
961 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
962 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
963 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
964 Mobile first approach theme #4131
965 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
966 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
967 Add a new core theme #5175
968 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
969 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
970 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
971 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
972 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
973 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
974 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
975 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
976 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
977 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
978 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
979 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
980 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
981 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
982 [D8] Autosave content #3426
983 Apply image style to default picture #4976
984 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
985 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
986 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464

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