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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 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
202 [WP] Media Library #3203
203 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
204 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
205 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
206 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
207 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
208 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
209 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
210 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
211 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
212 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
213 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
214 Add state_override function to core #4725
215 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
216 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
217 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
218 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
219 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
220 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
221 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
222 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
223 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
224 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
225 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
226 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
227 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
228 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
229 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
230 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
231 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
232 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
233 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
234 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
235 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
236 More useful tags for views #6268
237 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
238 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
239 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
240 One click install for digitalocean #5628
241 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
242 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
243 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
244 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
245 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
246 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
247 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
248 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
249 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
250 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
251 Showcase core features during install #4138
252 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
253 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
254 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
255 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
256 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
257 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
258 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
259 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
260 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
261 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
262 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
263 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
264 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
265 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
266 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
267 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
268 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
269 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
270 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
271 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
272 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
273 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
274 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
275 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
276 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
277 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
278 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
279 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
280 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
281 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
282 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
283 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
284 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
285 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
286 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
287 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
288 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
289 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
290 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
291 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
292 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
293 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
294 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
295 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
296 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
297 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
298 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
299 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
300 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789

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