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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 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
202 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
203 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
204 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
205 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
206 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
207 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
208 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
209 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
210 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
211 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
212 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
213 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
214 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
215 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
216 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
217 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
218 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
219 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
220 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
221 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
222 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
223 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
224 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
225 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
226 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
227 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
228 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
229 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
230 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
231 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
232 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
233 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
234 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
235 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
236 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
237 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
238 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
239 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
240 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
241 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
242 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
243 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
244 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
245 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
246 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
247 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
248 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
249 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
250 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
251 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
252 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
253 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
254 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
255 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
256 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
257 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
258 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
259 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
260 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
261 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
262 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
263 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
264 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
265 More useful tags for views #6268
266 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
267 Apply image style to default picture #4976
268 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
269 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
270 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
271 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
272 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
273 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
274 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
275 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
276 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
277 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
278 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
279 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
280 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
281 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
282 Add a new core theme #5175
283 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
284 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
285 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
286 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
287 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
288 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
289 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
290 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
291 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
292 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
293 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
294 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
295 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
296 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
297 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
298 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
299 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
300 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297

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