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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 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
202 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
203 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
204 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
205 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
206 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
207 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
208 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
209 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
210 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
211 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
212 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
213 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
214 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
215 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
216 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
217 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
218 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
219 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
220 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
221 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
222 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
223 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
224 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
225 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
226 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
227 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
228 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
229 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
230 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
231 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
232 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
233 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
234 Trim textfields? #6386
235 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
236 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
237 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
238 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
239 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
240 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
241 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
242 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
243 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
244 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
245 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
246 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
247 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
248 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
249 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
250 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
251 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
252 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
253 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
254 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
255 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
256 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
257 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
258 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
259 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
260 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
261 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
262 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
263 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
264 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
265 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
266 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
267 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
268 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
269 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
270 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
271 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
272 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
273 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
274 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
275 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
276 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
277 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
278 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
279 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
280 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
281 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
282 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
283 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
284 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
285 Apply image style to default picture #4976
286 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
287 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
288 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
289 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
290 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
291 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
292 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
293 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
294 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
295 Double click prevention #6393
296 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
297 Add a new core theme #5175
298 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
299 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
300 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713

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