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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 [WP] Media Library #3203
902 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
903 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
904 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
905 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
906 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
907 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
908 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
909 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
910 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
911 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
912 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
913 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
914 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
915 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
916 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
917 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
918 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
919 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
920 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
921 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
922 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
923 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
924 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
925 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
926 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
927 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
928 'Unused' module detector #5020
929 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
930 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
931 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
932 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
933 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
934 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
935 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
936 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
937 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
938 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
939 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
940 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
941 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
942 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
943 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
944 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
945 [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
946 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
947 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
948 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
949 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
950 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
951 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
952 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
953 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
954 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
955 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
956 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
957 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
958 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
959 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
960 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
961 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
962 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
963 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
964 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
965 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
966 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
967 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
968 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
969 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
970 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
971 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
972 Create a printable Status Report #5821
973 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
974 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
975 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
976 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
977 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
978 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
979 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
980 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
981 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
982 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
983 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
984 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
985 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
986 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677

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