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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 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
902 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
903 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
904 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
905 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
906 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
907 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
908 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
909 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
910 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
911 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
912 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
913 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
914 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
915 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
916 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
917 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
918 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
919 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
920 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
921 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
922 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
923 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
924 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
925 'Unused' module detector #5020
926 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
927 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
928 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
929 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
930 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
931 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
932 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
933 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
934 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
935 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
936 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
937 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
938 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
939 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
940 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
941 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
942 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
943 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
944 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
945 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
946 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
947 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
948 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
949 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
950 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
951 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
952 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
953 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
954 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
955 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
956 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
957 [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
958 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
959 [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
960 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
961 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
962 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
963 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
964 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
965 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
966 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
967 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
968 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
969 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
970 [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
971 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
972 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
973 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
974 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
975 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
976 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
977 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
978 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
979 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
980 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
981 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
982 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
983 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
984 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
985 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
986 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608

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