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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 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
202 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
203 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
204 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
205 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
206 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
207 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
208 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
209 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
210 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
211 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
212 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
213 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
214 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
215 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
216 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
217 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
218 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
219 Double click prevention #6393
220 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
221 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
222 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
223 One click install for digitalocean #5628
224 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
225 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
226 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
227 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
228 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
229 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
230 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
231 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
232 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
233 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
234 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
235 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
236 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
237 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
238 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
239 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
240 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
241 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
242 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
243 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
244 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
245 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
246 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
247 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
248 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
249 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
250 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
251 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
252 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
253 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
254 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
255 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
256 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
257 [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
258 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
259 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
260 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
261 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
262 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
263 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
264 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
265 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
266 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
267 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
268 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
269 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
270 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
271 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
272 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
273 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
274 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
275 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
276 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
277 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
278 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
279 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
280 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
281 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
282 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
283 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
284 Add a new core theme #5175
285 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
286 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
287 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
288 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
289 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
290 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
291 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
292 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
293 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
294 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
295 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
296 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
297 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
298 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
299 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
300 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719

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