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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 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
202 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
203 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
204 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
205 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
206 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
207 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
208 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
209 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
210 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
211 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
212 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
213 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
214 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
215 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
216 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
217 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
218 Allow regions titles #2647
219 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
220 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
221 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
222 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
223 Allow altering image style urls #5745
224 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
225 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
226 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
227 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
228 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
229 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
230 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
231 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
232 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
233 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
234 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
235 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
236 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
237 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
238 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
239 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
240 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
241 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
242 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
243 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
244 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
245 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
246 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
247 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
248 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
249 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
250 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
251 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
252 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
253 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
254 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
255 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
256 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
257 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
258 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
259 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
260 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
261 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
262 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
263 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
264 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
265 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
266 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
267 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
268 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
269 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
270 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
271 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
272 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
273 One click install for digitalocean #5628
274 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
275 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
276 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
277 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
278 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
279 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
280 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
281 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
282 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
283 [D8] Autosave content #3426
284 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
285 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
286 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
287 Disable unused layout templates #5068
288 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
289 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
290 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
291 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
292 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
293 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
294 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
295 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
296 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
297 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
298 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
299 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
300 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231

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