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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 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
202 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
203 More useful tags for views #6268
204 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
205 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
206 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
207 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
208 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
209 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
210 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
211 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
212 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
213 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
214 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
215 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
216 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
217 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
218 Add a new core theme #5175
219 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
220 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
221 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
222 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
223 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
224 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
225 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
226 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
227 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
228 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
229 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
230 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
231 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
232 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
233 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
234 Apply image style to default picture #4976
235 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
236 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
237 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
238 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
239 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
240 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
241 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
242 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
243 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
244 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
245 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
246 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
247 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
248 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
249 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
250 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
251 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
252 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
253 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
254 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
255 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
256 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
257 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
258 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
259 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
260 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
261 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
262 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
263 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
264 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
265 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
266 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
267 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
268 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
269 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
270 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
271 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
272 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
273 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
274 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
275 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
276 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
277 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
278 Rename default Contact form category #4703
279 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
280 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
281 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
282 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
283 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
284 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
285 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
286 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
287 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
288 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
289 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
290 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
291 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
292 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
293 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
294 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
295 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
296 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
297 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
298 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
299 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
300 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963

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