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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] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
202 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
203 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
204 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
205 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
206 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
207 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
208 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
209 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
210 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
211 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
212 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
213 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
214 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
215 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
216 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
217 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
218 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
219 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
220 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
221 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
222 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
223 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
224 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
225 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
226 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
227 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
228 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
229 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
230 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
231 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
232 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
233 [UX] Flexible layout templates: Provide a selectable list of "presets" #4484
234 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
235 [DX] Introduce a new `user_permission_get_info()` function #4097
236 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
237 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
238 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
239 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
240 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
241 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
242 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
243 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
244 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
245 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
246 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
247 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
248 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
249 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
250 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
251 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
252 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
253 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
254 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
255 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
256 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
257 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
258 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
259 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
260 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
261 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
262 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
263 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
264 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
265 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
266 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
267 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
268 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
269 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
270 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
271 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
272 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
273 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
274 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
275 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
276 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
277 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
278 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
279 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
280 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
281 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
282 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
283 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
284 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
285 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
286 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
287 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
288 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
289 uuid and entity import / export #890
290 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
291 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
292 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
293 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
294 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
295 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
296 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
297 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
298 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
299 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
300 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656

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