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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 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
202 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
203 Cache settings via admin section #1434
204 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
205 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
206 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
207 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
208 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
209 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
210 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
211 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
212 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
213 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
214 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
215 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
216 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
217 Trim textfields? #6386
218 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
219 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
220 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
221 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
222 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
223 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
224 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
225 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
226 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
227 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
228 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
229 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
230 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
231 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
232 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
233 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
234 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
235 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
236 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
237 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
238 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
239 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
240 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
241 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
242 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
243 One click install for digitalocean #5628
244 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
245 [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
246 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
247 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
248 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
249 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
250 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
251 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
252 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
253 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
254 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
255 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
256 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
257 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
258 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
259 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
260 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
261 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
262 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
263 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
264 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
265 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
266 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
267 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
268 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
269 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
270 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
271 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
272 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
273 Add a new core theme #5175
274 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
275 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
276 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
277 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
278 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
279 Double click prevention #6393
280 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
281 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
282 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
283 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
284 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
285 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
286 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
287 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
288 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
289 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
290 Apply image style to default picture #4976
291 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
292 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
293 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
294 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
295 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
296 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
297 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
298 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
299 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
300 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406

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