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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 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
902 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
903 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
904 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
905 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
906 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
907 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
908 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
909 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
910 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
911 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
912 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
913 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
914 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
915 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
916 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
917 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
918 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
919 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
920 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
921 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
922 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
923 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
924 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
925 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
926 Allow regions titles #2647
927 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
928 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
929 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
930 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
931 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
932 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
933 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
934 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
935 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
936 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
937 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
938 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
939 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
940 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
941 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
942 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
943 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
944 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
945 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
946 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
947 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
948 Double click prevention #6393
949 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
950 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
951 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
952 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
953 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
954 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
955 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
956 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
957 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
958 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
959 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
960 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
961 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
962 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
963 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
964 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
965 'Unused' module detector #5020
966 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
967 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
968 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
969 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
970 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
971 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
972 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
973 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
974 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
975 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
976 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
977 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
978 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
979 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
980 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
981 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
982 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
983 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
984 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
985 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
986 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399

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