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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 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
902 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
903 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
904 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
905 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
906 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
907 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
908 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
909 Apply image style to default picture #4976
910 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
911 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
912 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
913 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
914 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
915 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
916 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
917 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
918 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
919 Add a new core theme #5175
920 [D8] Autosave content #3426
921 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
922 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
923 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
924 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
925 Custom Block contextual link #4390
926 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
927 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
928 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
929 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
930 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
931 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
932 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
933 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
934 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
935 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
936 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
937 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
938 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
939 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
940 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
941 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
942 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
943 [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
944 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
945 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
946 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
947 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
948 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
949 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
950 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
951 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
952 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
953 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
954 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
955 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
956 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
957 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
958 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
959 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
960 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
961 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
962 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
963 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
964 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
965 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
966 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
967 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
968 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
969 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
970 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
971 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
972 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
973 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
974 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
975 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
976 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
977 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
978 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
979 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
980 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
981 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
982 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
983 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
984 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
985 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
986 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407

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