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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 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
902 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
903 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
904 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
905 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
906 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
907 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
908 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
909 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
910 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
911 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
912 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
913 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
914 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
915 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
916 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
917 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
918 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
919 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
920 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
921 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
922 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
923 'Unused' module detector #5020
924 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
925 Remove syslog module from core #1260
926 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
927 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
928 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
929 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
930 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
931 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
932 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
933 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
934 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
935 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
936 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
937 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
938 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
939 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
940 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
941 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
942 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
943 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
944 Search terms along with nodes #3850
945 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
946 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
947 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
948 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
949 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
950 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
951 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
952 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
953 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
954 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
955 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
956 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
957 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
958 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
959 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
960 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
961 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
962 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
963 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
964 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
965 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
966 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
967 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
968 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
969 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
970 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
971 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
972 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
973 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
974 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
975 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
976 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
977 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
978 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
979 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
980 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
981 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
982 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
983 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
984 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
985 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
986 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661

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