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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 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
902 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
903 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
904 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
905 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
906 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
907 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
908 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
909 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
910 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
911 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
912 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
913 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
914 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
915 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
916 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
917 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
918 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
919 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
920 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
921 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
922 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
923 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
924 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
925 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
926 'Unused' module detector #5020
927 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
928 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
929 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
930 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
931 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
932 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
933 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
934 [WP] Media Library #3203
935 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
936 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
937 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
938 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
939 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
940 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
941 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
942 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
943 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
944 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
945 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
946 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
947 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
948 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
949 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
950 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
951 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
952 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
953 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
954 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
955 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
956 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
957 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
958 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
959 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
960 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
961 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
962 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
963 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
964 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
965 Allow altering image style urls #5745
966 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
967 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
968 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
969 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
970 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
971 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
972 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
973 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
974 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
975 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
976 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
977 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
978 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
979 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
980 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
981 Menu router refactoring #2400
982 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
983 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
984 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
985 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
986 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536

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