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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] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
202 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
203 Rename default Contact form category #4703
204 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
205 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
206 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
207 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
208 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
209 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
210 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
211 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
212 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
213 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
214 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
215 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
216 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
217 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
218 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
219 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
220 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
221 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
222 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
223 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
224 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
225 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
226 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
227 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
228 [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
229 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
230 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
231 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
232 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
233 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
234 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
235 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
236 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
237 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
238 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
239 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
240 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
241 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
242 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
243 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
244 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
245 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
246 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
247 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
248 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
249 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
250 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
251 Double click prevention #6393
252 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
253 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
254 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
255 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
256 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
257 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
258 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
259 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
260 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
261 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
262 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
263 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
264 Add function that returns default config #3251
265 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
266 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
267 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
268 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
269 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
270 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
271 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
272 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
273 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
274 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
275 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
276 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
277 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
278 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
279 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
280 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
281 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
282 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
283 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
284 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
285 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
286 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
287 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
288 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
289 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
290 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
291 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
292 Menu router refactoring #2400
293 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
294 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
295 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
296 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
297 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
298 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
299 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
300 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553

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