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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 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
903 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
904 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
905 [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
906 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
907 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
908 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
909 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
910 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
911 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
912 Custom Block contextual link #4390
913 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
914 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
915 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
916 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
917 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
918 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
919 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
920 'Unused' module detector #5020
921 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
922 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
923 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
924 Comment administration improvements #2919
925 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
926 [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
927 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
928 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
929 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
930 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
931 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
932 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
933 Content creation page cleanup #202
934 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
935 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
936 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
937 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
938 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
939 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
940 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
941 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
942 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
943 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
944 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
945 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
946 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
947 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
948 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
949 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
950 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
951 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
952 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
953 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
954 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
955 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
956 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
957 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
958 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
959 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
960 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
961 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
962 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
963 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
964 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
965 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
966 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
967 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
968 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
969 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
970 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
971 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
972 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
973 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
974 Allow regions titles #2647
975 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
976 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
977 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
978 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
979 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
980 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
981 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
982 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
983 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
984 [D8] Autosave content #3426
985 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
986 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032

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