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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
601 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
602 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
603 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
604 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
605 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
606 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
607 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
608 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
609 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
610 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
611 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
612 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
613 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
614 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
615 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
616 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
617 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
618 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
619 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
620 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
621 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
622 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
623 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
624 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
625 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
626 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
627 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
628 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
629 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
630 Use config for color module palettes #2554
631 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
632 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
633 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
634 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
635 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
636 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
637 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
638 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
639 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
640 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
641 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
642 [WP] Media Library #3203
643 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
644 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
645 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
646 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
647 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
648 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
649 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
650 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
651 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
652 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
653 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
654 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
655 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
656 [D8] Autosave content #3426
657 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
658 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
659 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
660 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
661 [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
662 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
663 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
664 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
665 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
666 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
667 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
668 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
669 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
670 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
671 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
672 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
673 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
674 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
675 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
676 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
677 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
678 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
679 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
680 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
681 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
682 Mobile first approach theme #4131
683 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
684 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
685 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
686 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
687 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
688 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
689 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
690 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
691 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
692 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
693 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
694 Add state_override function to core #4725
695 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
696 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
697 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
698 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
699 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
700 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161

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