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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 contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
202 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
203 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
204 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
205 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
206 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
207 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
208 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
209 [WP] Media Library #3203
210 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
211 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
212 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
213 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
214 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
215 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
216 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
217 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
218 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
219 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
220 Mobile first approach theme #4131
221 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
222 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
223 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
224 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
225 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
226 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
227 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
228 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
229 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
230 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
231 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
232 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
233 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
234 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
235 More useful tags for views #6268
236 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
237 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
238 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
239 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
240 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
241 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
242 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
243 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
244 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
245 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
246 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
247 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
248 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
249 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
250 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
251 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
252 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
253 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
254 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
255 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
256 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
257 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
258 Add state_override function to core #4725
259 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
260 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
261 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
262 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
263 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
264 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
265 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
266 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
267 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
268 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
269 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
270 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
271 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
272 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
273 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
274 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
275 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
276 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
277 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
278 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
279 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
280 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
281 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
282 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
283 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
284 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
285 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
286 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
287 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
288 Translation of taxonomy terms #4720
289 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
290 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
291 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
292 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
293 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
294 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
295 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
296 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
297 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
298 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
299 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
300 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364

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