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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][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
402 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
403 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
404 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
405 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
406 'Unused' module detector #5020
407 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
408 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
409 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
410 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
411 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
412 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
413 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
414 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
415 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
416 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
417 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
418 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
419 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
420 Translation of taxonomy terms #4720
421 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
422 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
423 Add global site logo token #5871
424 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
425 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
426 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
427 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
428 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
429 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
430 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
431 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
432 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
433 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
434 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
435 [D9] Add menu link support into views #4505
436 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
437 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
438 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
439 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
440 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
441 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
442 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
443 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
444 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
445 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
446 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
447 Allow regions titles #2647
448 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
449 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
450 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
451 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
452 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
453 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
454 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
455 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
456 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
457 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
458 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
459 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
460 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
461 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
462 Menu router refactoring #2400
463 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
464 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
465 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
466 [UX] Flexible layout templates: Provide a selectable list of "presets" #4484
467 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
468 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
469 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
470 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
471 [DX] Introduce a new `user_permission_get_info()` function #4097
472 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
473 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
474 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
475 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
476 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
477 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
478 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
479 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
480 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
481 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
482 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
483 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
484 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
485 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
486 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
487 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
488 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
489 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
490 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
491 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
492 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
493 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
494 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
495 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
496 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
497 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
498 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
499 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
500 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555

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