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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 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
902 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
903 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
904 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
905 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
906 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
907 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
908 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
909 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
910 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
911 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
912 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
913 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
914 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
915 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
916 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
917 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
918 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
919 Use config for color module palettes #2554
920 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
921 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
922 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
923 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
924 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
925 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
926 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
927 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
928 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
929 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
930 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
931 [WP] Media Library #3203
932 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
933 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
934 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
935 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
936 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
937 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
938 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
939 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
940 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
941 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
942 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
943 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
944 [D8] Autosave content #3426
945 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
946 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
947 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
948 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
949 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
950 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
951 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
952 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
953 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
954 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
955 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
956 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
957 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
958 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
959 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
960 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
961 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
962 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
963 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
964 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
965 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
966 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
967 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
968 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
969 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
970 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
971 Mobile first approach theme #4131
972 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
973 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
974 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
975 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
976 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
977 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
978 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
979 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
980 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
981 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
982 Deprecate watchdog() #4749

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