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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 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
202 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
203 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
204 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
205 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
206 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
207 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
208 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
209 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
210 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
211 [WP] Media Library #3203
212 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
213 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
214 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
215 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
216 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
217 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
218 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
219 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
220 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
221 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
222 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
223 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
224 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
225 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
226 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
227 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
228 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
229 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
230 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
231 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
232 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
233 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
234 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
235 Remove syslog module from core #1260
236 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
237 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
238 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
239 Disable unused layout templates #5068
240 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
241 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
242 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
243 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
244 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
245 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
246 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
247 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
248 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
249 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
250 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
251 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
252 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
253 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
254 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
255 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
256 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
257 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
258 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
259 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
260 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
261 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
262 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
263 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
264 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
265 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
266 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
267 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
268 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
269 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
270 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
271 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
272 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
273 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
274 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
275 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
276 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
277 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
278 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
279 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
280 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
281 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
282 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
283 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
284 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
285 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
286 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
287 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
288 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
289 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
290 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
291 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
292 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
293 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
294 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
295 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
296 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
297 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
298 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
299 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
300 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563

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