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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] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
902 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
903 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
904 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
905 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
906 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
907 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
908 'Unused' module detector #5020
909 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
910 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
911 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
912 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
913 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
914 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
915 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
916 Comment administration improvements #2919
917 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
918 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
919 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
920 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
921 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
922 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
923 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
924 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
925 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
926 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
927 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
928 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
929 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
930 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
931 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
932 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
933 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
934 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
935 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
936 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
937 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
938 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
939 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
940 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
941 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
942 Double click prevention #6393
943 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
944 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
945 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
946 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
947 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
948 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
949 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
950 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
951 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
952 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
953 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
954 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
955 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
956 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
957 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
958 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
959 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
960 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
961 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
962 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
963 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
964 Allow regions titles #2647
965 Remove syslog module from core #1260
966 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
967 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
968 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
969 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
970 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
971 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
972 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
973 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
974 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
975 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
976 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
977 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
978 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
979 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
980 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
981 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
982 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
983 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
984 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
985 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
986 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682

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