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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
301 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
302 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
303 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
304 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
305 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
306 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
307 [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
308 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
309 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
310 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
311 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
312 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
313 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
314 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
315 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
316 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
317 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
318 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
319 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
320 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
321 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
322 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
323 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
324 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
325 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
326 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
327 Editor image dialog: option to sync the width and height of the image and also option to override the sync #6385
328 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
329 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
330 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
331 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
332 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
333 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
334 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
335 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
336 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
337 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
338 [UX] Improve editing data and time format patterns #1284
339 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
340 Apply image style to default picture #4976
341 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
342 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
343 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
344 [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
345 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
346 Allow altering image style urls #5745
347 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
348 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
349 [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
350 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
351 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
352 Add a new core theme #5175
353 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
354 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
355 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
356 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
357 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
358 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
359 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
360 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
361 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
362 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
363 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
364 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
365 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
366 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
367 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
368 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
369 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
370 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
371 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
372 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
373 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
374 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
375 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
376 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
377 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
378 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
379 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
380 Replace content translation with entity translation (and add an upgrade path) #52
381 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
382 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
383 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
384 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
385 Cache settings via admin section #1434
386 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
387 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
388 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
389 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
390 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
391 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
392 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
393 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
394 One click install for digitalocean #5628
395 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
396 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
397 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
398 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
399 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
400 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348

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