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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 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
902 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
903 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
904 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
905 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
906 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
907 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
908 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
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 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
912 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
913 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
914 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
915 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
916 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
917 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
918 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
919 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
920 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
921 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
922 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
923 'Unused' module detector #5020
924 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
925 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
926 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
927 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
928 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
929 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
930 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
931 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
932 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
933 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
934 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
935 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
936 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
937 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
938 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
939 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
940 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
941 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
942 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
943 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
944 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
945 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
946 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
947 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
948 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
949 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
950 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
951 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
952 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
953 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
954 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
955 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
956 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
957 Add options to Block Name in Views #1880
958 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
959 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
960 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
961 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
962 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
963 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
964 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
965 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
966 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
967 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
968 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
969 [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
970 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
971 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
972 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
973 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
974 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
975 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
976 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
977 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
978 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
979 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
980 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
981 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
982 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
983 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
984 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
985 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
986 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158

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