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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] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
902 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
903 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
904 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
905 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
906 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
907 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
908 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
909 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
910 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
911 'Unused' module detector #5020
912 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
913 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
914 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
915 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
916 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
917 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
918 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
919 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
920 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
921 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
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 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
924 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
925 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
926 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
927 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
928 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
929 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
930 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
931 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
932 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
933 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
934 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
935 [WP] Media Library #3203
936 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
937 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
938 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
939 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
940 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
941 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
942 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
943 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
944 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
945 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
946 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
947 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
948 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
949 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
950 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
951 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
952 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
953 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
954 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
955 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
956 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
957 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
958 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
959 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
960 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
961 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
962 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
963 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
964 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
965 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
966 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
967 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
968 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
969 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
970 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
971 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
972 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
973 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
974 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
975 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
976 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
977 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
978 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
979 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
980 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
981 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
982 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
983 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
984 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
985 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
986 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477

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