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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] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
202 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
203 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
204 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
205 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
206 [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
207 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
208 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
209 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
210 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
211 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
212 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
213 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
214 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
215 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
216 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
217 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
218 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
219 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
220 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
221 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
222 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
223 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
224 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
225 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
226 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
227 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
228 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
229 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
230 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
231 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
232 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
233 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
234 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
235 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
236 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
237 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
238 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
239 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
240 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
241 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
242 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
243 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
244 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
245 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
246 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
247 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
248 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
249 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
250 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
251 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
252 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
253 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
254 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
255 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
256 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
257 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
258 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
259 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
260 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
261 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
262 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
263 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
264 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
265 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
266 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
267 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
268 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
269 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
270 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
271 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
272 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
273 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
274 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
275 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
276 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
277 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
278 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
279 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
280 Disable unused layout templates #5068
281 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
282 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
283 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
284 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
285 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
286 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
287 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
288 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
289 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
290 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
291 Mobile first approach theme #4131
292 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
293 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
294 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
295 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
296 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
297 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
298 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
299 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
300 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590

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