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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 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
302 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
303 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
304 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
305 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
306 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
307 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
308 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
309 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
310 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
311 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
312 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
313 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
314 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
315 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
316 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
317 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
318 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
319 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
320 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
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 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
323 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
324 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
325 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
326 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
327 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
328 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
329 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
330 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
331 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
332 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
333 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
334 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
335 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
336 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
337 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
338 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
339 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
340 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
341 Rename default Contact form category #4703
342 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
343 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
344 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
345 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
346 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
347 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
348 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
349 Disable unused layout templates #5068
350 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
351 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
352 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
353 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
354 Comment administration improvements #2919
355 Add global site logo token #5871
356 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
357 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
358 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
359 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
360 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
361 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
362 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
363 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
364 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
365 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
366 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
367 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
368 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
369 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
370 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
371 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
372 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
373 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
374 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
375 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
376 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
377 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
378 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
379 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
380 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
381 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
382 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
383 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
384 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
385 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
386 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
387 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
388 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
389 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
390 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
391 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
392 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
393 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
394 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
395 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
396 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
397 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
398 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
399 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
400 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212

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