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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 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
202 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
203 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
204 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
205 Double click prevention #6393
206 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
207 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
208 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
209 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
210 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
211 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
212 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
213 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
214 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
215 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
216 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
217 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
218 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
219 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
220 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
221 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
222 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
223 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
224 Allow regions titles #2647
225 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
226 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
227 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
228 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
229 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
230 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
231 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
232 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
233 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
234 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
235 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
236 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
237 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
238 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
239 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
240 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
241 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
242 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
243 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
244 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
245 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
246 [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
247 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
248 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
249 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
250 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
251 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
252 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
253 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
254 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
255 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
256 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
257 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
258 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
259 Redirects write to json files? #4001
260 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
261 Apply image style to default picture #4976
262 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
263 Add function that returns default config #3251
264 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
265 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
266 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
267 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
268 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
269 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
270 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
271 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
272 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
273 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
274 Add a new core theme #5175
275 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
276 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
277 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
278 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
279 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
280 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
281 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
282 Add global site logo token #5871
283 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
284 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
285 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
286 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
287 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
288 Custom Block contextual link #4390
289 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
290 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
291 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
292 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
293 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
294 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
295 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
296 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
297 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
298 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
299 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
300 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621

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