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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
901 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
902 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
903 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
904 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
905 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
906 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
907 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
908 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
909 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
910 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
911 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
912 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
913 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
914 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
915 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
916 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
917 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
918 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
919 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
920 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
921 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
922 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
923 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
924 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
925 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
926 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
927 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
928 Add global site logo token #5871
929 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
930 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
931 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
932 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
933 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
934 Remove syslog module from core #1260
935 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
936 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
937 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
938 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
939 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
940 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
941 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
942 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
943 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
944 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
945 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
946 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
947 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
948 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
949 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
950 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
951 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
952 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
953 [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
954 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
955 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
956 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
957 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
958 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
959 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
960 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
961 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
962 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
963 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
964 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
965 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
966 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
967 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
968 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
969 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
970 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
971 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
972 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
973 'Unused' module detector #5020
974 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
975 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
976 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
977 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
978 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
979 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
980 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
981 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
982 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
983 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441

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