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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] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
902 'Unused' module detector #5020
903 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
904 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
905 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
906 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
907 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
908 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
909 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
910 Comment administration improvements #2919
911 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
912 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
913 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
914 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
915 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
916 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
917 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
918 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
919 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
920 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
921 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
922 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
923 Remove syslog module from core #1260
924 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
925 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
926 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
927 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
928 Add global site logo token #5871
929 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
930 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
931 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
932 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
933 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
934 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
935 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
936 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
937 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
938 Double click prevention #6393
939 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
940 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
941 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
942 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
943 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
944 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
945 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
946 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
947 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
948 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
949 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
950 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
951 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
952 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
953 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
954 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
955 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
956 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
957 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
958 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
959 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
960 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
961 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
962 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
963 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
964 Allow regions titles #2647
965 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
966 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
967 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
968 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
969 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
970 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
971 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
972 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
973 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
974 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
975 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
976 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
977 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
978 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
979 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
980 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
981 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
982 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
983 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
984 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
985 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
986 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682

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