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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 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
902 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
903 [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
904 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
905 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
906 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
907 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
908 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
909 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
910 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
911 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
912 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
913 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
914 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
915 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
916 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
917 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
918 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
919 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
920 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
921 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
922 More useful tags for views #6268
923 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
924 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
925 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
926 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
927 Mobile first approach theme #4131
928 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
929 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
930 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
931 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
932 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
933 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
934 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
935 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
936 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
937 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
938 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
939 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
940 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
941 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
942 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
943 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
944 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
945 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
946 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
947 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
948 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
949 [WP] Media Library #3203
950 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
951 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
952 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
953 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
954 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
955 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
956 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
957 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
958 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
959 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
960 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
961 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
962 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
963 uuid and entity import / export #890
964 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
965 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
966 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
967 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
968 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
969 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
970 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
971 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
972 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
973 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
974 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
975 [D8] Autosave content #3426
976 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
977 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
978 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
979 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
980 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
981 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
982 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
983 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
984 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
985 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
986 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768

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