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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 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
902 Apply image style to default picture #4976
903 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
904 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
905 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
906 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
907 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
908 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
909 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
910 [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
911 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
912 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
913 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
914 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
915 Add a new core theme #5175
916 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
917 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
918 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
919 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
920 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
921 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
922 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
923 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
924 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
925 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
926 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
927 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
928 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
929 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
930 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
931 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
932 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
933 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
934 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
935 Add global site logo token #5871
936 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
937 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
938 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
939 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
940 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
941 [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
942 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
943 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
944 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
945 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
946 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
947 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
948 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
949 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
950 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
951 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
952 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
953 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
954 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
955 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
956 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
957 [WP] Media Library #3203
958 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
959 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
960 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
961 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
962 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
963 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
964 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
965 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
966 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
967 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
968 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
969 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
970 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
971 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
972 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
973 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
974 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
975 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
976 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
977 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
978 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
979 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
980 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
981 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
982 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
983 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
984 Cache settings via admin section #1434
985 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
986 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040

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