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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 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
402 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
403 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
404 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
405 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
406 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
407 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
408 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
409 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
410 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
411 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
412 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
413 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
414 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
415 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
416 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
417 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
418 "Create new revision by default" doesn't enable revisions #6103
419 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
420 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
421 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
422 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
423 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
424 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
425 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
426 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
427 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
428 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
429 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
430 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
431 [UX] Combine Permissions for `Field` and `Field UI` #4710
432 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
433 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
434 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
435 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
436 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
437 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
438 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
439 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
440 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
441 Use config for color module palettes #2554
442 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
443 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
444 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
445 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
446 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
447 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
448 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
449 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
450 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
451 Introduce new "View own published content" #6397
452 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
453 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
454 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
455 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
456 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
457 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
458 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
459 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
460 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
461 'Unused' module detector #5020
462 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
463 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
464 [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
465 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
466 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
467 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
468 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
469 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
470 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
471 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
472 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
473 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
474 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
475 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
476 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
477 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
478 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
479 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
480 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
481 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
482 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
483 [WP] Media Library #3203
484 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
485 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
486 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
487 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
488 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
489 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
490 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
491 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
492 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
493 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
494 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
495 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
496 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
497 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
498 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
499 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
500 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982

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