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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 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
402 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
403 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
404 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
405 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
406 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
407 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
408 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
409 [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
410 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
411 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
412 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
413 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
414 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
415 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
416 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
417 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
418 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
419 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
420 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
421 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
422 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
423 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
424 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
425 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
426 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
427 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
428 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
429 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
430 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
431 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
432 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
433 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
434 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
435 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
436 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
437 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
438 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
439 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
440 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
441 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
442 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
443 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
444 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
445 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
446 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
447 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
448 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
449 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
450 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
451 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
452 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
453 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
454 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
455 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
456 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
457 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
458 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
459 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
460 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
461 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
462 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
463 Add layouts into the search index #5128
464 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
465 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
466 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
467 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
468 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
469 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
470 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
471 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
472 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
473 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
474 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
475 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
476 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
477 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
478 Better Book navigation links #4879
479 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
480 Redirects write to json files? #4001
481 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
482 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
483 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
484 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
485 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
486 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
487 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
488 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
489 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
490 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
491 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
492 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
493 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
494 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
495 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
496 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
497 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
498 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
499 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
500 More useful tags for views #6268

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