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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 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
902 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
903 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
904 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
905 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
906 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
907 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
908 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
909 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
910 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
911 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
912 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
913 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
914 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
915 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
916 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
917 Comment administration improvements #2919
918 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
919 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
920 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
921 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
922 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
923 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
924 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
925 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
926 [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
927 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
928 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
929 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
930 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
931 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
932 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
933 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
934 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
935 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
936 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
937 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
938 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
939 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
940 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
941 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
942 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
943 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
944 Showcase core features during install #4138
945 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
946 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
947 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
948 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
949 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
950 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
951 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
952 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
953 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
954 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
955 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
956 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
957 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
958 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
959 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
960 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
961 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
962 [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
963 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
964 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
965 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
966 Allow regions titles #2647
967 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
968 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
969 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
970 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
971 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
972 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
973 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
974 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
975 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
976 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
977 [D8] Autosave content #3426
978 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
979 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
980 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
981 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
982 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
983 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
984 'Unused' module detector #5020
985 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
986 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789

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