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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] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
402 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
403 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
404 Add Claro administration theme to core #5241
405 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
406 Front page to be configurable by language #3500
407 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
408 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
409 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
410 All config_*() functions should accept `$type` for consistency. #4821
411 [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
412 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
413 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
414 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
415 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
416 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
417 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
418 Rename default Contact form category #4703
419 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
420 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
421 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
422 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
423 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
424 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
425 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
426 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
427 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
428 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
429 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
430 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
431 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
432 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
433 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
434 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
435 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
436 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
437 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
438 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
439 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
440 Content creation page cleanup #202
441 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
442 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
443 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
444 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
445 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
446 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
447 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
448 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
449 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
450 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
451 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
452 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
453 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
454 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
455 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
456 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
457 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
458 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
459 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
460 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
461 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
462 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
463 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
464 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
465 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
466 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
467 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
468 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
469 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
470 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
471 [D8] Autosave content #3426
472 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
473 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
474 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
475 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
476 More useful tags for views #6268
477 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
478 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
479 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
480 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
481 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
482 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
483 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
484 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
485 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
486 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
487 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
488 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
489 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
490 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
491 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
492 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
493 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
494 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
495 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
496 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
497 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
498 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
499 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
500 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780

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