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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 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
602 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
603 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
604 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
605 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
606 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
607 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
608 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
609 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
610 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
611 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
612 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
613 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
614 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
615 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
616 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
617 'Unused' module detector #5020
618 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
619 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
620 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
621 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
622 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
623 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
624 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
625 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
626 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
627 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
628 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
629 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
630 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
631 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
632 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
633 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
634 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
635 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
636 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
637 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
638 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
639 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
640 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
641 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
642 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
643 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
644 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
645 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
646 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
647 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
648 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
649 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
650 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
651 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
652 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
653 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
654 Showcase core features during install #4138
655 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
656 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
657 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
658 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
659 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
660 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
661 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
662 One click install for digitalocean #5628
663 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
664 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
665 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
666 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
667 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
668 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
669 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
670 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
671 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
672 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
673 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
674 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
675 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
676 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
677 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
678 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
679 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
680 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
681 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
682 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
683 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
684 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
685 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
686 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
687 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
688 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
689 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
690 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
691 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
692 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
693 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
694 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
695 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
696 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
697 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
698 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
699 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
700 Create Wordpress install profile #3127

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