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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 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
202 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
203 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
204 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
205 Redirects write to json files? #4001
206 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
207 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
208 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
209 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
210 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
211 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
212 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
213 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
214 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
215 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
216 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
217 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
218 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
219 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
220 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
221 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
222 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
223 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
224 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
225 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
226 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
227 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
228 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
229 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
230 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
231 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
232 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
233 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
234 Custom Block contextual link #4390
235 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
236 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
237 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
238 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
239 Remove syslog module from core #1260
240 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
241 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
242 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
243 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
244 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
245 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
246 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
247 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
248 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
249 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
250 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
251 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
252 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
253 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
254 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
255 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
256 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
257 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
258 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
259 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
260 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
261 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
262 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
263 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
264 Add global site logo token #5871
265 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
266 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
267 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
268 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
269 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
270 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
271 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
272 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
273 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
274 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
275 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
276 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
277 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
278 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
279 'Unused' module detector #5020
280 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
281 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
282 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
283 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
284 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
285 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
286 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
287 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
288 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
289 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
290 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
291 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
292 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
293 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
294 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
295 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
296 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
297 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
298 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
299 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
300 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173

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