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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 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
202 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
203 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
204 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
205 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
206 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
207 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
208 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
209 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
210 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
211 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
212 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
213 Content creation page cleanup #202
214 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
215 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
216 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
217 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
218 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
219 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
220 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
221 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
222 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
223 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
224 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
225 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
226 Apply image style to default picture #4976
227 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
228 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
229 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
230 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
231 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
232 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
233 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
234 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
235 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
236 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
237 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
238 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
239 Add a new core theme #5175
240 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
241 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
242 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
243 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
244 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
245 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
246 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
247 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
248 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
249 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
250 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
251 Use config for color module palettes #2554
252 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
253 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
254 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
255 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
256 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
257 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
258 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
259 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
260 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
261 Rename default Contact form category #4703
262 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
263 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
264 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
265 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
266 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
267 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
268 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
269 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
270 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
271 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
272 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
273 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
274 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
275 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
276 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
277 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
278 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
279 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
280 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
281 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
282 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
283 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
284 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
285 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
286 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
287 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
288 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
289 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
290 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
291 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
292 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
293 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
294 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
295 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
296 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
297 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
298 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
299 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
300 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335

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