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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 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
202 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
203 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
204 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
205 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
206 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
207 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
208 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
209 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
210 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
211 Trim textfields? #6386
212 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
213 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
214 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
215 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
216 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
217 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
218 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
219 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
220 Custom Block contextual link #4390
221 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
222 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
223 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
224 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
225 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
226 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
227 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
228 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
229 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
230 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
231 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
232 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
233 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
234 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
235 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
236 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
237 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
238 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
239 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
240 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
241 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
242 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
243 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
244 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
245 [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
246 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
247 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
248 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
249 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
250 Add global site logo token #5871
251 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
252 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
253 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
254 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
255 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
256 Remove syslog module from core #1260
257 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
258 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
259 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
260 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
261 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
262 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
263 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
264 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
265 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
266 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
267 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
268 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
269 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
270 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
271 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
272 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
273 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
274 Double click prevention #6393
275 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
276 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
277 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
278 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
279 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
280 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
281 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
282 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
283 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
284 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
285 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
286 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
287 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
288 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
289 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
290 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
291 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
292 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
293 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
294 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
295 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
296 'Unused' module detector #5020
297 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
298 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
299 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
300 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576

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