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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 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
902 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
903 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
904 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
905 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
906 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
907 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
908 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
909 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
910 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
911 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
912 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
913 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
914 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
915 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
916 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
917 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
918 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
919 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
920 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
921 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
922 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
923 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
924 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
925 Allow regions titles #2647
926 [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
927 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
928 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
929 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
930 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
931 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
932 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
933 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
934 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
935 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
936 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
937 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
938 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
939 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
940 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
941 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
942 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
943 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
944 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
945 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
946 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
947 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
948 [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
949 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
950 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
951 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
952 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
953 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
954 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
955 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
956 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
957 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
958 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
959 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
960 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
961 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
962 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
963 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
964 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
965 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
966 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
967 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
968 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
969 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
970 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
971 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
972 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
973 'Unused' module detector #5020
974 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
975 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
976 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
977 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
978 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
979 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
980 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
981 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
982 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
983 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
984 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
985 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
986 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217

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