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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 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
202 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
203 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
204 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
205 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
206 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
207 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
208 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
209 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
210 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
211 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
212 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
213 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
214 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
215 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
216 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
217 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
218 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
219 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
220 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
221 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
222 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
223 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
224 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
225 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
226 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
227 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
228 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
229 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
230 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
231 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
232 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
233 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
234 'Unused' module detector #5020
235 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
236 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
237 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
238 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
239 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
240 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
241 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
242 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
243 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
244 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
245 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
246 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
247 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
248 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
249 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
250 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
251 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
252 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
253 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
254 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
255 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
256 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
257 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
258 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
259 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
260 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
261 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
262 More useful tags for views #6268
263 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
264 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
265 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
266 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
267 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
268 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
269 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
270 Showcase core features during install #4138
271 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
272 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
273 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
274 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
275 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
276 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
277 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
278 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
279 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
280 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
281 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
282 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
283 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
284 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
285 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
286 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
287 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
288 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
289 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
290 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
291 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
292 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
293 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
294 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
295 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
296 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
297 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
298 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
299 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
300 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949

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