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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 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
202 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
203 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
204 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
205 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
206 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
207 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
208 [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
209 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
210 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
211 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
212 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
213 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
214 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
215 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
216 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
217 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
218 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
219 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
220 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
221 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
222 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
223 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
224 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
225 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
226 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
227 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
228 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
229 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
230 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
231 [D8] Autosave content #3426
232 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
233 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
234 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
235 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
236 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
237 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
238 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
239 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
240 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
241 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
242 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
243 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
244 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
245 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
246 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
247 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
248 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
249 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
250 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
251 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
252 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
253 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
254 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
255 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
256 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
257 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
258 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
259 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
260 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
261 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
262 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
263 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
264 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
265 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
266 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
267 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
268 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
269 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
270 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
271 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
272 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
273 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
274 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
275 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
276 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
277 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
278 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
279 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
280 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
281 Apply image style to default picture #4976
282 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
283 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
284 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
285 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
286 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
287 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
288 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
289 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
290 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
291 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
292 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
293 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
294 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
295 Add a new core theme #5175
296 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
297 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
298 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
299 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
300 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002

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