Permanent Custom Labels and Star Ratings (Custom Names & Color Wheel Picker)

As a photographer, I work across multiple genres—including composites, focus-stacking, timelapses, and multi-camera shoots. The single biggest flaw with Lightroom's current sorting system is that when I return to an old set of images months down the road, it is impossible to remember why I originally applied specific labels or stars.

Currently, if I change the text names in a Color Label Set to fit a new project, it breaks the labeling on all my past work, turning them into "Unknown Labels." I am trapped between breaking past organization or being forced to use an overly rigid system where I can't remember what my own color codes mean.

What I am requesting:

• Permanent, Per-Image Label Metadata: When I name a label, that text name should be permanently stamped into that specific image's metadata. If I change my labeling workflow for a new shoot tomorrow, my old photos should still retain their original, readable label names so I always know why they were marked.
• Custom Color Wheel Picker: The option to choose any color from a color wheel to create unlimited unique visual tags, breaking past the current 5-color restriction.
• Custom Text Names for Star Ratings: The option to assign descriptive text aliases to star intervals (e.g., 1 Star = "Timelapse Sequence") that remain readable when viewing those images later.

This flexibility is vital for any photographer who needs their long-term library organization to actually make sense when they revisit past work.