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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] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
202 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
203 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
204 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
205 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
206 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
207 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
208 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
209 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
210 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
211 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
212 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
213 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
214 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
215 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
216 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
217 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
218 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
219 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
220 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
221 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
222 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
223 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
224 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
225 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
226 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
227 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
228 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
229 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
230 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
231 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
232 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
233 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
234 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
235 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
236 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
237 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
238 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
239 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
240 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
241 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
242 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
243 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
244 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
245 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
246 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
247 Add global site logo token #5871
248 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
249 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
250 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
251 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
252 [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
253 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
254 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
255 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
256 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
257 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
258 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
259 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
260 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
261 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
262 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
263 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
264 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
265 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
266 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
267 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
268 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
269 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
270 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
271 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
272 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
273 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
274 [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
275 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
276 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
277 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
278 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
279 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
280 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
281 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
282 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
283 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
284 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
285 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
286 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
287 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
288 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
289 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
290 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
291 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
292 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
293 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
294 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
295 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
296 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
297 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
298 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
299 Cache settings via admin section #1434
300 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291

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