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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] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
902 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
903 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
904 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
905 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
906 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
907 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
908 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
909 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
910 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
911 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
912 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
913 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
914 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
915 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
916 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
917 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
918 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
919 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
920 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
921 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
922 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
923 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
924 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
925 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
926 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
927 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
928 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
929 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
930 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
931 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
932 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
933 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
934 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
935 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
936 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
937 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
938 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
939 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
940 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
941 Redirects write to json files? #4001
942 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
943 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
944 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
945 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
946 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
947 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
948 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
949 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
950 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
951 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
952 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
953 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
954 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
955 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
956 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
957 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
958 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
959 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
960 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
961 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
962 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
963 [D8] Autosave content #3426
964 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
965 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
966 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
967 Custom Block contextual link #4390
968 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
969 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
970 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
971 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
972 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
973 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
974 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
975 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
976 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
977 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
978 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
979 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
980 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
981 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
982 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
983 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
984 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
985 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
986 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090

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