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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 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
902 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
903 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
904 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
905 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
906 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
907 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
908 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
909 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
910 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
911 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
912 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
913 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
914 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
915 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
916 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
917 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
918 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
919 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
920 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
921 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
922 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
923 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
924 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
925 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
926 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
927 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
928 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
929 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
930 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
931 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
932 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
933 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
934 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
935 Content creation page cleanup #202
936 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
937 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
938 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
939 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
940 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
941 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
942 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
943 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
944 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
945 Double click prevention #6393
946 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
947 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
948 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
949 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
950 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
951 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
952 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
953 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
954 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
955 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
956 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
957 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
958 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
959 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
960 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
961 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
962 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
963 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
964 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
965 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
966 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
967 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
968 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
969 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
970 'Unused' module detector #5020
971 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
972 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
973 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
974 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
975 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
976 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
977 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
978 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
979 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
980 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
981 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
982 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
983 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
984 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
985 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
986 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990

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