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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] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
202 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
203 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
204 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
205 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
206 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
207 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
208 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
209 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
210 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
211 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
212 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
213 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
214 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
215 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
216 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
217 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
218 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
219 Better Book navigation links #4879
220 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
221 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
222 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
223 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
224 uuid and entity import / export #890
225 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
226 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
227 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
228 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
229 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
230 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
231 More useful tags for views #6268
232 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
233 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
234 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
235 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
236 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
237 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
238 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
239 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
240 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
241 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
242 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
243 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
244 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
245 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
246 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
247 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
248 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
249 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
250 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
251 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
252 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
253 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
254 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
255 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
256 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
257 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
258 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
259 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
260 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
261 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
262 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
263 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
264 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
265 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
266 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
267 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
268 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
269 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
270 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
271 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
272 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
273 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
274 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
275 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
276 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
277 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
278 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
279 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
280 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
281 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
282 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
283 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
284 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
285 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
286 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
287 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
288 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
289 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
290 'Unused' module detector #5020
291 Mobile first approach theme #4131
292 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
293 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
294 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
295 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
296 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
297 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
298 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
299 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
300 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891

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