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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
201 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
202 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
203 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
204 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
205 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
206 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
207 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
208 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
209 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
210 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
211 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
212 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
213 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
214 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
215 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
216 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
217 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
218 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
219 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
220 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
221 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
222 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
223 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
224 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
225 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
226 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
227 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
228 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
229 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
230 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
231 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
232 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
233 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
234 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
235 Comment administration improvements #2919
236 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
237 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
238 Rename default Contact form category #4703
239 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
240 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
241 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
242 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
243 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
244 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
245 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
246 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
247 Content creation page cleanup #202
248 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
249 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
250 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
251 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
252 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
253 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
254 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
255 [D8] Autosave content #3426
256 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
257 More useful tags for views #6268
258 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
259 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
260 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
261 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
262 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
263 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
264 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
265 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
266 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
267 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
268 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
269 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
270 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
271 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
272 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
273 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
274 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
275 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
276 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
277 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
278 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
279 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
280 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
281 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
282 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
283 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
284 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
285 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
286 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
287 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
288 Allow regions titles #2647
289 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
290 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
291 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
292 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
293 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
294 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
295 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
296 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
297 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
298 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
299 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
300 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573

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