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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 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
102 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
103 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
104 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
105 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
106 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
107 [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
108 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
109 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
110 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
111 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
112 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
113 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
114 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
115 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
116 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
117 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
118 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
119 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
120 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
121 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
122 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
123 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
124 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
125 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
126 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
127 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
128 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
129 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
130 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
131 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
132 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
133 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
134 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
135 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
136 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
137 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
138 Content creation page cleanup #202
139 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
140 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
141 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
142 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
143 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
144 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
145 Redirects write to json files? #4001
146 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
147 Add state_override function to core #4725
148 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
149 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
150 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
151 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
152 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
153 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
154 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
155 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
156 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
157 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
158 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
159 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
160 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
161 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
162 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
163 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
164 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
165 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
166 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
167 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
168 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
169 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
170 Menu router refactoring #2400
171 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
172 Custom Block contextual link #4390
173 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
174 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
175 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
176 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
177 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
178 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
179 More useful tags for views #6268
180 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
181 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
182 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
183 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
184 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
185 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
186 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
187 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
188 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
189 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
190 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
191 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
192 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
193 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
194 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
195 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
196 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
197 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
198 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
199 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
200 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102

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