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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 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
202 Changing theme cache workflow #2349
203 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
204 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
205 Create a tests case for version upgrade #1874
206 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
207 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
208 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
209 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
210 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
211 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
212 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
213 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
214 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
215 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
216 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
217 Custom Block contextual link #4390
218 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
219 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
220 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
221 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
222 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
223 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
224 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
225 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
226 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
227 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
228 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
229 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
230 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
231 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
232 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
233 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
234 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
235 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
236 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
237 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
238 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
239 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
240 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
241 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
242 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
243 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
244 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
245 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
246 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
247 Add global site logo token #5871
248 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
249 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
250 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
251 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
252 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
253 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
254 Remove syslog module from core #1260
255 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
256 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
257 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
258 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
259 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
260 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
261 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
262 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
263 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
264 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
265 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
266 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
267 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
268 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
269 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
270 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
271 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
272 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
273 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
274 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
275 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
276 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
277 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
278 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
279 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
280 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
281 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
282 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
283 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
284 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
285 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
286 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
287 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
288 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
289 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
290 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
291 'Unused' module detector #5020
292 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
293 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
294 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
295 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
296 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
297 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
298 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
299 Showcase core features during install #4138
300 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396

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