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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 layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
902 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
903 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
904 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
905 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
906 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
907 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
908 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
909 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
910 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
911 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
912 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
913 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
914 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
915 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
916 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
917 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
918 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
919 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
920 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
921 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
922 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
923 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
924 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
925 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
926 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
927 [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
928 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
929 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
930 Double click prevention #6393
931 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
932 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
933 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
934 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
935 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
936 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
937 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
938 [WP] Media Library #3203
939 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
940 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
941 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
942 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
943 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
944 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
945 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
946 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
947 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
948 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
949 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
950 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
951 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
952 [D8] Autosave content #3426
953 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
954 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
955 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
956 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
957 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
958 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
959 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
960 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
961 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
962 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
963 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
964 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
965 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
966 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
967 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
968 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
969 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
970 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
971 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
972 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
973 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
974 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
975 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
976 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
977 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
978 Mobile first approach theme #4131
979 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
980 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
981 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
982 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416

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