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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] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
602 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
603 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
604 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
605 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
606 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
607 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
608 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
609 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
610 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
611 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
612 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
613 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
614 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
615 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
616 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
617 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
618 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
619 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
620 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
621 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
622 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
623 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
624 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
625 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
626 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
627 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
628 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
629 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
630 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
631 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
632 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
633 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
634 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
635 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
636 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
637 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
638 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
639 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
640 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
641 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
642 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
643 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
644 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
645 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
646 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
647 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
648 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
649 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
650 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
651 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
652 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
653 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
654 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
655 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
656 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
657 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
658 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
659 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
660 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
661 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
662 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
663 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
664 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
665 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
666 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
667 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
668 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
669 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
670 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
671 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
672 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
673 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
674 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
675 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
676 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
677 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
678 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
679 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
680 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
681 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
682 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
683 More useful tags for views #6268
684 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
685 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
686 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
687 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
688 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
689 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
690 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
691 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
692 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
693 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
694 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
695 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
696 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
697 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
698 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
699 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
700 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599

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