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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] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
902 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
903 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
904 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
905 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
906 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
907 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
908 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
909 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
910 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
911 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
912 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
913 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
914 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
915 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
916 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
917 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
918 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
919 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
920 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
921 Allow regions titles #2647
922 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
923 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
924 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
925 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
926 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
927 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
928 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
929 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
930 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
931 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
932 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
933 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
934 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
935 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
936 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
937 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
938 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
939 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
940 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
941 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
942 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
943 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
944 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
945 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
946 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
947 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
948 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
949 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
950 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
951 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
952 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
953 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
954 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
955 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
956 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
957 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
958 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
959 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
960 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
961 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
962 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
963 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
964 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
965 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
966 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
967 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
968 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
969 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
970 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
971 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
972 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
973 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
974 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
975 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
976 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
977 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
978 Allow altering image style urls #5745
979 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
980 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
981 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
982 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
983 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
984 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
985 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
986 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523

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