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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] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
202 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
203 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
204 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
205 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
206 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
207 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
208 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
209 [DX] Form API: Allow individual options in select elements to be set to disabled #5837
210 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
211 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
212 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
213 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
214 'Unused' module detector #5020
215 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
216 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
217 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
218 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
219 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
220 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
221 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
222 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
223 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
224 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
225 Custom Block contextual link #4390
226 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
227 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
228 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
229 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
230 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
231 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
232 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
233 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
234 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
235 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
236 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
237 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
238 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
239 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
240 More useful tags for views #6268
241 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
242 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
243 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
244 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
245 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
246 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
247 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
248 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
249 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
250 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
251 Use config for color module palettes #2554
252 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
253 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
254 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
255 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
256 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
257 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
258 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
259 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
260 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
261 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
262 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
263 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
264 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
265 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
266 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
267 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
268 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
269 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
270 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
271 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
272 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
273 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
274 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
275 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
276 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
277 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
278 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
279 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
280 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
281 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
282 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
283 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
284 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
285 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
286 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
287 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
288 Allow altering image style urls #5745
289 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
290 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
291 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
292 [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
293 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
294 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
295 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
296 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
297 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
298 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
299 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
300 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661

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