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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 Add state_override function to core #4725
202 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
203 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
204 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
205 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
206 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
207 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
208 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
209 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
210 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
211 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
212 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
213 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
214 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
215 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
216 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
217 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
218 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
219 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
220 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
221 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
222 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
223 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
224 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
225 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
226 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
227 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
228 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
229 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
230 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
231 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
232 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
233 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
234 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
235 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
236 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
237 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
238 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
239 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
240 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
241 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
242 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
243 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
244 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
245 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
246 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
247 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
248 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
249 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
250 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
251 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
252 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
253 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
254 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
255 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
256 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
257 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
258 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
259 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
260 Add global site logo token #5871
261 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
262 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
263 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
264 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
265 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
266 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
267 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
268 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
269 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
270 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
271 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
272 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
273 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
274 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
275 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
276 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
277 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
278 Cache settings via admin section #1434
279 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
280 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
281 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
282 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
283 [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
284 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
285 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
286 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
287 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
288 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
289 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
290 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
291 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
292 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
293 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
294 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
295 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
296 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
297 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
298 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
299 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
300 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852

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