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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 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
902 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
903 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
904 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
905 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
906 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
907 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
908 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
909 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
910 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
911 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
912 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
913 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
914 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
915 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
916 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
917 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
918 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
919 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
920 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
921 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
922 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
923 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
924 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
925 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
926 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
927 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
928 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
929 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
930 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
931 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
932 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
933 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
934 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
935 Trim textfields? #6386
936 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
937 [WP] Media Library #3203
938 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
939 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
940 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
941 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
942 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
943 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
944 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
945 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
946 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
947 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
948 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
949 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
950 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
951 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
952 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
953 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
954 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
955 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
956 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
957 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
958 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
959 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
960 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
961 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
962 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
963 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
964 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
965 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
966 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
967 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
968 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
969 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
970 Allow altering image style urls #5745
971 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
972 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
973 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
974 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
975 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
976 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
977 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
978 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
979 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
980 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
981 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
982 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
983 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
984 'Unused' module detector #5020
985 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
986 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904

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