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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 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
202 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
203 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
204 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
205 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
206 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
207 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
208 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
209 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
210 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
211 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
212 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
213 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
214 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
215 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
216 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
217 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
218 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
219 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
220 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
221 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
222 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
223 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
224 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
225 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
226 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
227 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
228 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
229 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
230 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
231 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
232 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
233 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
234 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
235 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
236 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
237 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
238 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
239 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
240 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
241 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
242 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
243 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
244 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
245 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
246 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
247 Replace content translation with entity translation (and add an upgrade path) #52
248 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
249 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
250 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
251 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
252 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
253 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
254 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
255 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
256 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
257 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
258 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
259 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
260 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
261 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
262 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
263 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
264 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
265 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
266 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
267 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
268 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
269 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
270 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
271 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
272 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
273 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
274 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
275 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
276 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
277 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
278 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
279 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
280 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
281 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
282 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
283 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
284 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
285 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
286 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
287 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
288 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
289 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
290 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
291 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
292 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
293 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
294 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
295 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
296 More useful tags for views #6268
297 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
298 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
299 Add function that returns default config #3251
300 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449

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