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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 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
202 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
203 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
204 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
205 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
206 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
207 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
208 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
209 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
210 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
211 Allow regions titles #2647
212 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
213 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
214 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
215 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
216 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
217 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
218 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
219 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
220 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
221 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
222 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
223 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
224 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
225 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
226 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
227 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
228 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
229 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
230 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
231 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
232 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
233 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
234 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
235 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
236 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
237 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
238 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
239 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
240 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
241 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
242 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
243 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
244 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
245 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
246 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
247 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
248 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
249 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
250 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
251 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
252 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
253 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
254 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
255 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
256 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
257 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
258 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
259 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
260 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
261 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
262 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
263 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
264 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
265 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
266 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
267 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
268 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
269 Apply image style to default picture #4976
270 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
271 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
272 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
273 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
274 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
275 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
276 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
277 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
278 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
279 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
280 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
281 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
282 Add a new core theme #5175
283 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
284 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
285 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
286 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
287 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
288 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
289 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
290 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
291 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
292 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
293 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
294 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
295 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
296 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
297 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
298 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
299 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
300 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205

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