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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 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
202 [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
203 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
204 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
205 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
206 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
207 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
208 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
209 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
210 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
211 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
212 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
213 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
214 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
215 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
216 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
217 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
218 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
219 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
220 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
221 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
222 'Unused' module detector #5020
223 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
224 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
225 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
226 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
227 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
228 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
229 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
230 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
231 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
232 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
233 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
234 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
235 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
236 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
237 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
238 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
239 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
240 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
241 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
242 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
243 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
244 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
245 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
246 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
247 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
248 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
249 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
250 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
251 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
252 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
253 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
254 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
255 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
256 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
257 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
258 [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
259 Showcase core features during install #4138
260 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
261 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
262 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
263 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
264 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
265 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
266 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
267 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
268 One click install for digitalocean #5628
269 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
270 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
271 [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
272 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
273 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
274 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
275 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
276 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
277 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
278 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
279 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
280 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
281 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
282 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
283 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
284 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
285 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
286 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
287 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
288 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
289 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
290 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
291 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
292 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
293 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
294 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
295 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
296 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
297 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
298 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
299 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
300 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721

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