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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][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
202 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
203 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
204 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
205 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
206 Add global site logo token #5871
207 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
208 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
209 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
210 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
211 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
212 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
213 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
214 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
215 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
216 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
217 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
218 Remove syslog module from core #1260
219 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
220 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
221 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
222 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
223 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
224 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
225 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
226 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
227 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
228 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
229 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
230 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
231 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
232 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
233 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
234 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
235 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
236 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
237 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
238 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
239 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
240 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
241 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
242 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
243 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
244 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
245 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
246 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
247 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
248 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
249 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
250 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
251 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
252 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
253 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
254 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
255 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
256 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
257 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
258 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
259 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
260 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
261 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
262 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
263 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
264 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
265 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
266 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
267 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
268 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
269 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
270 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
271 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
272 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
273 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
274 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
275 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
276 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
277 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
278 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
279 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
280 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
281 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
282 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
283 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
284 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
285 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
286 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
287 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
288 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
289 [DX] Make File::access consistent with other entity classes. #5480
290 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
291 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
292 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
293 [D10] Layouts/blocks: Add visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes #6016
294 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
295 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
296 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
297 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
298 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
299 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
300 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016

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