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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
501 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
502 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
503 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
504 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
505 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
506 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
507 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
508 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
509 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
510 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
511 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
512 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
513 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
514 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
515 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
516 Use config for color module palettes #2554
517 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
518 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
519 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
520 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
521 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
522 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
523 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
524 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
525 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
526 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
527 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
528 [WP] Media Library #3203
529 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
530 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
531 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
532 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
533 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
534 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
535 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
536 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
537 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
538 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
539 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
540 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
541 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
542 [D8] Autosave content #3426
543 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
544 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
545 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
546 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
547 [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
548 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
549 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
550 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
551 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
552 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
553 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
554 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
555 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
556 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
557 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
558 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
559 More useful tags for views #6268
560 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
561 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
562 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
563 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
564 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
565 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
566 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
567 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
568 Mobile first approach theme #4131
569 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
570 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
571 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
572 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
573 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
574 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
575 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
576 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
577 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
578 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
579 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
580 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
581 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
582 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
583 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
584 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
585 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
586 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
587 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
588 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
589 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
590 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
591 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
592 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
593 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
594 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
595 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
596 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
597 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
598 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
599 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
600 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766

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