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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 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
202 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
203 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
204 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
205 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
206 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
207 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
208 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
209 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
210 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
211 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
212 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
213 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
214 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
215 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
216 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
217 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
218 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
219 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
220 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
221 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
222 Remove syslog module from core #1260
223 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
224 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
225 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
226 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
227 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
228 Disable unused layout templates #5068
229 Allow altering image style urls #5745
230 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
231 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
232 [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
233 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
234 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
235 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
236 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
237 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
238 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460
239 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
240 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
241 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
242 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
243 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
244 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
245 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
246 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
247 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
248 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
249 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
250 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
251 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
252 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
253 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
254 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
255 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
256 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
257 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
258 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
259 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
260 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
261 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
262 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
263 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
264 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
265 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
266 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
267 Cache settings via admin section #1434
268 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
269 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
270 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
271 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
272 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
273 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
274 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
275 One click install for digitalocean #5628
276 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
277 Trim textfields? #6386
278 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
279 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
280 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
281 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
282 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
283 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
284 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
285 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
286 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
287 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
288 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
289 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
290 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
291 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
292 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
293 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
294 [UX] Decide when to add 'block' to the end of block admin titles, and do so consistently. #2255
295 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
296 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
297 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
298 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
299 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
300 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779

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