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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] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
902 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
903 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
904 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
905 'Unused' module detector #5020
906 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
907 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
908 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
909 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
910 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
911 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
912 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
913 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
914 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
915 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
916 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
917 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
918 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
919 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
920 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
921 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
922 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
923 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
924 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
925 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
926 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
927 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
928 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
929 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
930 [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
931 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
932 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
933 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
934 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
935 Add global site logo token #5871
936 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
937 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
938 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
939 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
940 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
941 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
942 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
943 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
944 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
945 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
946 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
947 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
948 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
949 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
950 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
951 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
952 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
953 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
954 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
955 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
956 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
957 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
958 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
959 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
960 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
961 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
962 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
963 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
964 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
965 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
966 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
967 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
968 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
969 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
970 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
971 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
972 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
973 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
974 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
975 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
976 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
977 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
978 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
979 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
980 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
981 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
982 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
983 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
984 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
985 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
986 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115

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