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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 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
902 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
903 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
904 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
905 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
906 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
907 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
908 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
909 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
910 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
911 [D8] Autosave content #3426
912 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
913 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
914 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
915 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
916 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
917 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
918 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
919 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
920 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
921 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
922 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
923 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
924 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
925 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
926 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
927 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
928 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
929 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
930 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
931 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
932 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
933 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
934 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
935 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
936 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
937 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
938 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
939 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
940 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
941 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
942 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
943 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
944 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
945 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
946 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
947 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
948 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
949 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
950 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
951 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
952 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
953 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
954 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
955 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
956 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
957 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
958 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
959 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
960 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
961 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
962 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
963 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
964 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
965 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
966 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
967 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
968 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
969 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
970 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
971 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
972 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
973 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
974 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
975 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
976 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
977 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
978 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
979 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
980 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
981 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
982 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
983 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
984 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
985 Remove syslog module from core #1260
986 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701

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