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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] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
202 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
203 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
204 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
205 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
206 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
207 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
208 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
209 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
210 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
211 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
212 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
213 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
214 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
215 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
216 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
217 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
218 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
219 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
220 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
221 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
222 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
223 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
224 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
225 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
226 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
227 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
228 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
229 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
230 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
231 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
232 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
233 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
234 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
235 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
236 [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
237 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
238 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
239 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
240 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
241 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
242 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
243 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
244 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
245 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
246 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
247 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
248 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
249 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
250 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
251 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
252 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
253 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
254 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
255 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
256 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
257 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
258 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
259 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
260 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
261 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
262 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
263 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
264 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
265 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
266 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
267 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
268 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
269 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
270 Search terms along with nodes #3850
271 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
272 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
273 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
274 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
275 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
276 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
277 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
278 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
279 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
280 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
281 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
282 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
283 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
284 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
285 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
286 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
287 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
288 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
289 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
290 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
291 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
292 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
293 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
294 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
295 Create a printable Status Report #5821
296 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
297 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
298 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
299 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
300 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612

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