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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 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
202 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
203 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
204 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
205 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
206 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
207 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
208 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
209 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
210 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
211 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
212 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
213 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
214 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
215 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
216 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
217 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
218 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
219 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
220 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
221 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
222 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
223 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
224 Content creation page cleanup #202
225 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
226 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
227 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
228 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
229 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
230 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
231 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
232 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
233 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
234 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
235 Allow regions titles #2647
236 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
237 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
238 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
239 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
240 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
241 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
242 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
243 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
244 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
245 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
246 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
247 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
248 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
249 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
250 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
251 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
252 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
253 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
254 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
255 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
256 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
257 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
258 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
259 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
260 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
261 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
262 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
263 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
264 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
265 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
266 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
267 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
268 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
269 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
270 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
271 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
272 Redirects write to json files? #4001
273 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
274 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
275 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
276 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
277 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
278 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
279 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
280 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
281 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
282 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
283 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
284 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
285 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
286 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
287 Trim textfields? #6386
288 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
289 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
290 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
291 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
292 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
293 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
294 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
295 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
296 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
297 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
298 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
299 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
300 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165

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