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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] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
902 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
903 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
904 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
905 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
906 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
907 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
908 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
909 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
910 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
911 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
912 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
913 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
914 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
915 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
916 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
917 'Unused' module detector #5020
918 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
919 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
920 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
921 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
922 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
923 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
924 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
925 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
926 Custom Block contextual link #4390
927 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
928 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
929 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
930 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
931 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
932 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
933 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
934 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
935 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
936 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
937 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
938 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
939 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
940 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
941 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
942 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
943 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
944 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
945 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
946 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
947 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
948 [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
949 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
950 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
951 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
952 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
953 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
954 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
955 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
956 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
957 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
958 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
959 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
960 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
961 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
962 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
963 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
964 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
965 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
966 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
967 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
968 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
969 Allow altering image style urls #5745
970 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
971 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
972 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
973 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
974 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
975 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
976 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
977 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
978 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
979 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
980 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
981 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
982 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
983 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
984 More useful tags for views #6268
985 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
986 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727

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