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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] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
202 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
203 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
204 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
205 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
206 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
207 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
208 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
209 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
210 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
211 Custom Block contextual link #4390
212 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
213 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
214 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
215 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
216 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
217 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
218 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
219 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
220 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
221 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
222 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
223 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
224 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
225 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
226 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
227 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
228 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
229 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
230 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
231 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
232 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
233 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
234 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
235 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
236 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
237 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
238 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
239 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
240 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
241 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
242 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
243 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
244 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
245 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
246 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
247 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
248 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
249 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
250 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
251 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
252 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
253 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
254 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
255 Allow altering image style urls #5745
256 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
257 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
258 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
259 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
260 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
261 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
262 Trim textfields? #6386
263 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
264 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
265 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
266 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
267 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
268 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
269 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
270 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
271 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
272 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
273 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
274 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
275 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
276 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
277 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
278 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
279 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
280 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
281 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
282 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
283 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
284 'Unused' module detector #5020
285 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
286 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
287 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
288 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
289 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
290 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
291 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
292 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
293 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
294 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
295 Double click prevention #6393
296 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
297 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
298 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
299 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
300 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210

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