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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 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
202 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
203 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
204 [D9] Add menu link support into views #4505
205 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
206 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
207 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
208 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
209 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
210 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
211 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
212 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
213 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
214 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
215 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
216 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
217 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
218 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
219 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
220 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
221 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
222 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
223 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
224 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
225 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
226 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
227 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
228 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
229 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
230 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
231 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
232 [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
233 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
234 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
235 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
236 [UX] Flexible layout templates: Provide a selectable list of "presets" #4484
237 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
238 [DX] Introduce a new `user_permission_get_info()` function #4097
239 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
240 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
241 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
242 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
243 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
244 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
245 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
246 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
247 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
248 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
249 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
250 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
251 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
252 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
253 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
254 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
255 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
256 Content creation page cleanup #202
257 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
258 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
259 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
260 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
261 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
262 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
263 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
264 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
265 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
266 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
267 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
268 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
269 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
270 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
271 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
272 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
273 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
274 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
275 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
276 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
277 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
278 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
279 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
280 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
281 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
282 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
283 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
284 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
285 Add a new core theme #5175
286 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
287 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
288 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
289 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
290 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
291 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
292 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
293 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
294 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
295 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
296 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
297 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
298 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
299 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
300 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565

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