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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] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
602 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
603 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
604 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
605 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
606 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
607 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
608 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
609 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
610 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
611 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
612 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
613 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
614 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
615 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
616 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
617 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
618 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
619 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
620 Use config for color module palettes #2554
621 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
622 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
623 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
624 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
625 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
626 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
627 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
628 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
629 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
630 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
631 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
632 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
633 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
634 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
635 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
636 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
637 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
638 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
639 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
640 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
641 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
642 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
643 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
644 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
645 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
646 [D8] Autosave content #3426
647 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
648 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
649 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
650 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
651 [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
652 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
653 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
654 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
655 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
656 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
657 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
658 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
659 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
660 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
661 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
662 [WP] Media Library #3203
663 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
664 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
665 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
666 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
667 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
668 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
669 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
670 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
671 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
672 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
673 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
674 Mobile first approach theme #4131
675 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
676 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
677 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
678 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
679 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
680 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
681 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
682 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
683 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
684 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
685 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
686 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
687 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
688 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
689 More useful tags for views #6268
690 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
691 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
692 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
693 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
694 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
695 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
696 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
697 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
698 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
699 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
700 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529

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