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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] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
202 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
203 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
204 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
205 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
206 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
207 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
208 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
209 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
210 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
211 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
212 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
213 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
214 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
215 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
216 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
217 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
218 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
219 [UX] [Layouts UI] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview. #986
220 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
221 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
222 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
223 Creating multiple fields simultaneously while creating a content type #292
224 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
225 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
226 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
227 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
228 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
229 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
230 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
231 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
232 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
233 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
234 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
235 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
236 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
237 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
238 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
239 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
240 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
241 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
242 Showcase core features during install #4138
243 Add function that returns default config #3251
244 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
245 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
246 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
247 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
248 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
249 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
250 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
251 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
252 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
253 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
254 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
255 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
256 [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
257 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
258 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
259 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
260 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
261 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
262 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
263 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
264 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
265 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
266 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
267 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
268 Cache settings via admin section #1434
269 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
270 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
271 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
272 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
273 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
274 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
275 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
276 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
277 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
278 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
279 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
280 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
281 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
282 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
283 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
284 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
285 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
286 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
287 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
288 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
289 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
290 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
291 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
292 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
293 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
294 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
295 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
296 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
297 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
298 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
299 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
300 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568

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