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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] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
402 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
403 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
404 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
405 Double click prevention #6393
406 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
407 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
408 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
409 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
410 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
411 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
412 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
413 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
414 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
415 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
416 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
417 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
418 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
419 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
420 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
421 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
422 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
423 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
424 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
425 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
426 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
427 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
428 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
429 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
430 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
431 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
432 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
433 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
434 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
435 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
436 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
437 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
438 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
439 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
440 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
441 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
442 [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
443 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
444 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
445 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
446 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
447 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
448 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
449 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
450 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
451 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
452 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
453 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
454 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
455 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
456 Allow altering image style urls #5745
457 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
458 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
459 [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
460 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
461 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
462 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
463 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
464 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
465 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
466 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
467 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
468 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
469 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
470 Use config for color module palettes #2554
471 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
472 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
473 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
474 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
475 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
476 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
477 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
478 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
479 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
480 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
481 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
482 [WP] Media Library #3203
483 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
484 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
485 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
486 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
487 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
488 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
489 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
490 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
491 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
492 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
493 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
494 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
495 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
496 [D8] Autosave content #3426
497 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
498 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
499 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
500 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610

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