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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] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
202 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
203 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
204 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
205 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
206 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
207 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
208 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
209 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
210 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
211 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
212 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
213 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
214 Allow altering image style urls #5745
215 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
216 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
217 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
218 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
219 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
220 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
221 Add a new core theme #5175
222 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
223 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
224 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
225 Allow comment types independent of content types #2049
226 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
227 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
228 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
229 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
230 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
231 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
232 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
233 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
234 [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
235 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
236 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
237 Apply image style to default picture #4976
238 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
239 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
240 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
241 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
242 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
243 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
244 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
245 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
246 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
247 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
248 Cache settings via admin section #1434
249 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
250 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
251 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
252 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
253 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
254 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
255 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
256 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
257 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
258 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
259 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
260 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
261 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
262 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
263 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
264 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
265 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
266 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
267 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
268 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
269 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
270 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
271 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
272 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
273 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
274 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
275 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
276 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
277 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
278 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
279 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
280 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
281 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
282 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
283 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
284 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
285 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
286 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
287 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
288 One click install for digitalocean #5628
289 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
290 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
291 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
292 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
293 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
294 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
295 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
296 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
297 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
298 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
299 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
300 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320

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