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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
201 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
202 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
203 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
204 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
205 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
206 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
207 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
208 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
209 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
210 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
211 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
212 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
213 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
214 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
215 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
216 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
217 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
218 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
219 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
220 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
221 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
222 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
223 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
224 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
225 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
226 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
227 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
228 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
229 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
230 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
231 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
232 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
233 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
234 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
235 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
236 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
237 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
238 Use config for color module palettes #2554
239 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
240 [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
241 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
242 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
243 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
244 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
245 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
246 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
247 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
248 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
249 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
250 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
251 [WP] Media Library #3203
252 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
253 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
254 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
255 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
256 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
257 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
258 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
259 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
260 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
261 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
262 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
263 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
264 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
265 [D8] Autosave content #3426
266 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
267 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
268 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
269 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
270 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
271 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
272 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
273 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
274 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
275 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
276 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
277 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
278 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
279 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
280 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
281 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
282 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
283 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
284 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
285 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
286 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
287 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
288 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
289 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
290 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
291 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
292 Mobile first approach theme #4131
293 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
294 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
295 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
296 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
297 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
298 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
299 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
300 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486

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