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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
101 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
102 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
103 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
104 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
105 [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
106 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
107 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
108 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
109 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
110 Apply image style to default picture #4976
111 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
112 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
113 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
114 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
115 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
116 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
117 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
118 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
119 One click install for digitalocean #5628
120 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
121 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
122 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
123 Add a new core theme #5175
124 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
125 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
126 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
127 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
128 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
129 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
130 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
131 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
132 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
133 Content creation page cleanup #202
134 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
135 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
136 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
137 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
138 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
139 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
140 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
141 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
142 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
143 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
144 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
145 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
146 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
147 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
148 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
149 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
150 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
151 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
152 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
153 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
154 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
155 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
156 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
157 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
158 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
159 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
160 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
161 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
162 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
163 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
164 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
165 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
166 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
167 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
168 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
169 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
170 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
171 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
172 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
173 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
174 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
175 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
176 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
177 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
178 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
179 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
180 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
181 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
182 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
183 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
184 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
185 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
186 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
187 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
188 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
189 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
190 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
191 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
192 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
193 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
194 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
195 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
196 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
197 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
198 Redirects write to json files? #4001
199 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
200 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793

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