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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 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
202 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
203 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
204 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
205 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
206 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
207 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
208 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
209 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
210 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
211 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
212 [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
213 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
214 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
215 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
216 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
217 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
218 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
219 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
220 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
221 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
222 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
223 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
224 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
225 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
226 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
227 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
228 Cache settings via admin section #1434
229 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
230 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
231 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
232 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
233 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
234 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
235 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
236 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
237 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
238 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
239 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
240 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
241 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
242 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
243 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
244 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
245 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
246 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
247 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
248 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
249 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
250 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
251 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
252 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
253 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
254 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
255 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
256 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
257 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
258 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
259 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
260 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
261 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
262 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
263 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
264 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
265 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
266 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
267 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
268 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
269 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
270 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
271 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
272 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
273 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
274 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
275 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
276 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
277 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
278 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
279 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
280 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
281 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
282 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
283 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
284 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
285 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
286 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
287 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
288 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
289 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
290 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
291 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
292 Create a printable Status Report #5821
293 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
294 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
295 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
296 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
297 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
298 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
299 'Unused' module detector #5020
300 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325

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