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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] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
202 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
203 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
204 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
205 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
206 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
207 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
208 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
209 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
210 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
211 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
212 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
213 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
214 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
215 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
216 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
217 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
218 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
219 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
220 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
221 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
222 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
223 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
224 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
225 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
226 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
227 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
228 'Unused' module detector #5020
229 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
230 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
231 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
232 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
233 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
234 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
235 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
236 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
237 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
238 Cache settings via admin section #1434
239 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
240 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
241 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
242 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
243 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
244 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
245 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
246 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
247 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
248 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
249 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
250 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
251 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
252 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
253 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
254 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
255 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
256 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
257 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
258 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
259 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
260 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
261 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
262 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
263 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
264 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
265 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
266 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
267 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
268 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
269 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
270 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
271 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
272 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
273 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
274 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
275 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
276 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
277 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
278 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
279 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
280 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
281 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
282 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
283 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
284 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
285 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
286 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
287 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
288 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
289 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
290 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
291 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
292 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
293 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
294 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
295 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
296 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
297 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
298 [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
299 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
300 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727

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