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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 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
602 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
603 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
604 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
605 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
606 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
607 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
608 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
609 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
610 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
611 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
612 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
613 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
614 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
615 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
616 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
617 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
618 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
619 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
620 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
621 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
622 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
623 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
624 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
625 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
626 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
627 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
628 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
629 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
630 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
631 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
632 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
633 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
634 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
635 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
636 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
637 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
638 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
639 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
640 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
641 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
642 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
643 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
644 [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
645 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
646 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
647 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
648 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
649 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
650 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
651 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
652 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
653 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
654 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
655 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
656 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
657 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
658 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
659 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
660 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
661 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
662 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
663 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
664 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
665 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
666 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
667 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
668 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
669 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
670 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
671 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
672 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
673 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
674 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
675 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
676 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
677 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
678 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
679 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
680 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
681 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
682 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
683 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
684 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
685 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
686 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
687 [D8] Autosave content #3426
688 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
689 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
690 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
691 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
692 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
693 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
694 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
695 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
696 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
697 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
698 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
699 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
700 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159

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