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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
401 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
402 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
403 More useful tags for views #6268
404 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
405 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
406 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
407 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
408 Add layouts into the search index #5128
409 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
410 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
411 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
412 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
413 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
414 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
415 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
416 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
417 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
418 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
419 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
420 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
421 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
422 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
423 Better Book navigation links #4879
424 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
425 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
426 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
427 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
428 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
429 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
430 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
431 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
432 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
433 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
434 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
435 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
436 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
437 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
438 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
439 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
440 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
441 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
442 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
443 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
444 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
445 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
446 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
447 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
448 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
449 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
450 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
451 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
452 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
453 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
454 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
455 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
456 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
457 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
458 [UX] Fix pager styling on mobile #3099
459 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
460 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
461 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
462 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
463 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
464 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
465 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
466 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
467 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
468 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
469 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
470 Showcase core features during install #4138
471 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
472 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
473 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
474 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
475 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
476 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
477 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
478 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
479 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
480 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
481 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
482 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
483 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
484 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
485 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
486 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
487 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
488 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
489 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
490 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
491 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
492 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
493 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
494 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
495 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
496 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
497 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
498 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
499 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
500 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444

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