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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 [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
202 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
203 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
204 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
205 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
206 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
207 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
208 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
209 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
210 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
211 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
212 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
213 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
214 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
215 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
216 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
217 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
218 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
219 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
220 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
221 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
222 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
223 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
224 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
225 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
226 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
227 [D8] Autosave content #3426
228 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
229 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
230 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
231 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
232 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
233 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
234 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
235 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
236 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
237 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
238 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
239 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
240 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
241 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
242 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
243 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
244 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
245 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
246 Add layouts into the search index #5128
247 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
248 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
249 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
250 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
251 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
252 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
253 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
254 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
255 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
256 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
257 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
258 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
259 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
260 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
261 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
262 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
263 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
264 Better Book navigation links #4879
265 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
266 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
267 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
268 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
269 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
270 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
271 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
272 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
273 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
274 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
275 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
276 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
277 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
278 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
279 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
280 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
281 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
282 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
283 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
284 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
285 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
286 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
287 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
288 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
289 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
290 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
291 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
292 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
293 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
294 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
295 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
296 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
297 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
298 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
299 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
300 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386

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