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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][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
202 [UX] Inject "mini modules forms" in various places where it makes sense #5949
203 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
204 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
205 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
206 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
207 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
208 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
209 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
210 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
211 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
212 Double click prevention #6393
213 Use config for color module palettes #2554
214 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
215 [DX] Form API: Allow individual options in select elements to be set to disabled #5837
216 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
217 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
218 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
219 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
220 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
221 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
222 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
223 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
224 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
225 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
226 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
227 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
228 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
229 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
230 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
231 [D10][PS] CSS and JavaScript aggregation performance improvements #5718
232 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
233 [UX][DX][A11Y] Start using inputmode for fields and form elements as appropriate #5964
234 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
235 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
236 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
237 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
238 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
239 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
240 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
241 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
242 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
243 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
244 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
245 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
246 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
247 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
248 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
249 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
250 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
251 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
252 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
253 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
254 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
255 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
256 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
257 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
258 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
259 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
260 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
261 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
262 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
263 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
264 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
265 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
266 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
267 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
268 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
269 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
270 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
271 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
272 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
273 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
274 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
275 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
276 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
277 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
278 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
279 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
280 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
281 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
282 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
283 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
284 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
285 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
286 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
287 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
288 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
289 Allow altering image style urls #5745
290 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
291 [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
292 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
293 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
294 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
295 [D8] Autosave content #3426
296 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
297 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
298 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
299 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
300 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605

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