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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] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
202 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
203 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
204 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
205 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
206 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
207 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
208 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
209 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
210 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
211 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
212 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
213 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
214 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
215 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
216 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
217 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
218 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
219 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
220 [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
221 Redirects write to json files? #4001
222 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
223 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
224 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
225 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
226 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
227 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
228 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
229 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
230 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
231 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
232 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
233 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
234 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
235 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
236 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
237 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
238 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
239 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
240 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
241 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
242 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
243 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
244 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
245 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
246 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
247 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
248 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
249 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
250 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
251 Custom Block contextual link #4390
252 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
253 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
254 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
255 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
256 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
257 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
258 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
259 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
260 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
261 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
262 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
263 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
264 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
265 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
266 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
267 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
268 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
269 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
270 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
271 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
272 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
273 Content creation page cleanup #202
274 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
275 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
276 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
277 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
278 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
279 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
280 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
281 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
282 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
283 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
284 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
285 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
286 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
287 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
288 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
289 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
290 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
291 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
292 Add layouts into the search index #5128
293 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
294 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
295 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
296 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
297 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
298 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
299 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
300 Menu router refactoring #2400

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