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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 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
202 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
203 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
204 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
205 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
206 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
207 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
208 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
209 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
210 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
211 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
212 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
213 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
214 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
215 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
216 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
217 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
218 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
219 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
220 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
221 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
222 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
223 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
224 Add a new core theme #5175
225 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
226 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
227 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
228 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
229 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
230 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
231 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
232 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
233 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
234 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
235 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
236 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
237 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
238 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
239 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
240 Apply image style to default picture #4976
241 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
242 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
243 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
244 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
245 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
246 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
247 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
248 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
249 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
250 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
251 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
252 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
253 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
254 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
255 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
256 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
257 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
258 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
259 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
260 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
261 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
262 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
263 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
264 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
265 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
266 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
267 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
268 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
269 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
270 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
271 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
272 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
273 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
274 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
275 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
276 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
277 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
278 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
279 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
280 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
281 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
282 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
283 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
284 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
285 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
286 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
287 Rename default Contact form category #4703
288 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
289 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
290 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
291 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
292 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
293 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
294 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
295 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
296 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
297 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
298 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
299 Create a printable Status Report #5821
300 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127

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