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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][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
202 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
203 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
204 Add options to Block Name in Views #1880
205 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
206 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
207 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
208 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
209 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
210 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
211 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
212 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
213 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
214 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
215 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
216 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
217 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
218 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
219 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
220 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
221 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
222 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
223 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
224 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
225 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
226 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
227 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
228 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
229 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
230 Allow regions titles #2647
231 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
232 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
233 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
234 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
235 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
236 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
237 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
238 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
239 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
240 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
241 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
242 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
243 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
244 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
245 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
246 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
247 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
248 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
249 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
250 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
251 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
252 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
253 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
254 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
255 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
256 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
257 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
258 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
259 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
260 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
261 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
262 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
263 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
264 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
265 Add state_override function to core #4725
266 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
267 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
268 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
269 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
270 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
271 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
272 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
273 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
274 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
275 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
276 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
277 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
278 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
279 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
280 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
281 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
282 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
283 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
284 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
285 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
286 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
287 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
288 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
289 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
290 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
291 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
292 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
293 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
294 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
295 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
296 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
297 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
298 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
299 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
300 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684

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