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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] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
202 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
203 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
204 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
205 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
206 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
207 [WP] Media Library #3203
208 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
209 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
210 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
211 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
212 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
213 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
214 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
215 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
216 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
217 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
218 [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
219 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
220 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
221 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
222 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
223 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
224 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
225 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
226 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
227 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
228 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
229 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
230 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
231 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
232 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
233 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
234 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
235 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
236 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
237 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
238 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
239 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
240 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
241 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
242 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
243 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
244 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
245 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
246 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
247 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
248 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
249 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
250 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
251 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
252 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
253 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
254 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
255 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
256 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
257 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
258 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
259 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
260 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
261 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
262 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
263 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
264 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
265 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
266 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
267 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
268 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
269 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
270 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
271 Showcase core features during install #4138
272 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
273 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
274 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
275 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
276 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
277 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
278 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
279 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
280 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
281 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
282 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
283 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
284 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
285 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
286 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
287 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
288 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
289 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
290 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
291 Create a printable Status Report #5821
292 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
293 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
294 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
295 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
296 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
297 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
298 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
299 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
300 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727

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