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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] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
602 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
603 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
604 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
605 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
606 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
607 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
608 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
609 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
610 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
611 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
612 Use config for color module palettes #2554
613 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
614 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
615 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
616 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
617 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
618 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
619 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
620 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
621 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
622 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
623 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
624 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
625 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
626 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
627 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
628 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
629 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
630 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
631 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
632 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
633 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
634 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
635 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
636 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
637 [D8] Autosave content #3426
638 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
639 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
640 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
641 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
642 [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
643 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
644 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
645 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
646 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
647 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
648 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
649 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
650 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
651 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
652 [WP] Media Library #3203
653 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
654 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
655 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
656 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
657 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
658 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
659 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
660 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
661 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
662 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
663 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
664 Mobile first approach theme #4131
665 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
666 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
667 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
668 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
669 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
670 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
671 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
672 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
673 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
674 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
675 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
676 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
677 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
678 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
679 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
680 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
681 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
682 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
683 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
684 More useful tags for views #6268
685 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
686 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
687 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
688 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
689 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
690 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
691 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
692 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
693 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
694 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
695 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
696 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
697 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
698 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
699 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
700 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486

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