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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 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
202 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
203 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
204 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
205 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
206 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
207 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
208 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
209 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
210 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
211 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
212 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
213 Trim textfields? #6386
214 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
215 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
216 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
217 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
218 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
219 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
220 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
221 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
222 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
223 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
224 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
225 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
226 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
227 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
228 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
229 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
230 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
231 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
232 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
233 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
234 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
235 Create a printable Status Report #5821
236 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
237 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
238 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
239 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
240 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
241 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
242 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
243 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
244 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
245 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
246 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
247 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
248 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
249 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
250 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
251 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
252 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
253 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
254 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
255 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
256 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
257 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
258 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
259 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
260 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
261 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
262 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
263 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
264 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
265 Double click prevention #6393
266 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
267 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
268 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
269 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
270 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
271 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
272 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
273 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
274 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
275 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
276 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
277 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
278 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
279 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
280 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
281 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
282 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
283 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
284 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
285 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
286 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
287 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
288 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
289 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
290 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
291 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
292 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
293 Mobile first approach theme #4131
294 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
295 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
296 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
297 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
298 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
299 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
300 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297

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