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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 [WP] Media Library #3203
602 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
603 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
604 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
605 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
606 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
607 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
608 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
609 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
610 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
611 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
612 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
613 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
614 Mobile first approach theme #4131
615 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
616 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
617 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
618 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
619 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
620 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
621 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
622 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
623 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
624 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
625 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
626 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
627 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
628 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
629 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
630 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
631 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
632 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
633 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
634 More useful tags for views #6268
635 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
636 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
637 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
638 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
639 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
640 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
641 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
642 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
643 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
644 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
645 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
646 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
647 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
648 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
649 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
650 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
651 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
652 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
653 Add state_override function to core #4725
654 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
655 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
656 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
657 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
658 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
659 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
660 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
661 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
662 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
663 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
664 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
665 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
666 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
667 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
668 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
669 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
670 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
671 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
672 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
673 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
674 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
675 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
676 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
677 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
678 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
679 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
680 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
681 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
682 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
683 Translation of taxonomy terms #4720
684 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
685 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
686 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
687 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
688 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
689 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
690 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
691 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
692 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
693 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
694 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
695 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
696 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
697 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
698 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
699 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
700 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062

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