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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] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
602 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
603 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
604 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
605 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
606 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
607 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
608 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
609 [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
610 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
611 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
612 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
613 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
614 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
615 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
616 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
617 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
618 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
619 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
620 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
621 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
622 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
623 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
624 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
625 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
626 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
627 [WP] Media Library #3203
628 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
629 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
630 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
631 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
632 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
633 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
634 Cache settings via admin section #1434
635 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
636 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
637 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
638 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
639 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
640 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
641 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
642 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
643 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
644 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
645 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
646 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
647 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
648 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
649 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
650 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
651 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
652 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
653 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
654 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
655 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
656 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
657 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
658 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
659 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
660 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
661 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
662 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
663 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
664 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
665 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
666 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
667 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
668 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
669 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
670 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
671 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
672 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
673 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
674 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
675 Add global site logo token #5871
676 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
677 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
678 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
679 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
680 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
681 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
682 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
683 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
684 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
685 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
686 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
687 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
688 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
689 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
690 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
691 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
692 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
693 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
694 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
695 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
696 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
697 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
698 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
699 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
700 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609

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