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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 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
402 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
403 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
404 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
405 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
406 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
407 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
408 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
409 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
410 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
411 Tweak Theme Overview page to group sub-themes by parent theme #5318
412 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
413 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
414 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
415 [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
416 Better Book navigation links #4879
417 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
418 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
419 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
420 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
421 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
422 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
423 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
424 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
425 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
426 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
427 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
428 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
429 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
430 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
431 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
432 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
433 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
434 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
435 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
436 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
437 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
438 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
439 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
440 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
441 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
442 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
443 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
444 Content creation page cleanup #202
445 Menu router refactoring #2400
446 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
447 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
448 [UX] Layouts UI: Reusable visibility condition templates. #1942
449 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
450 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
451 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
452 More useful tags for views #6268
453 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
454 Mobile first approach theme #4131
455 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
456 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
457 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
458 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
459 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
460 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
461 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
462 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
463 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
464 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
465 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
466 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
467 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
468 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
469 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
470 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
471 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
472 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
473 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
474 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
475 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
476 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
477 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
478 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
479 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
480 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
481 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
482 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
483 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
484 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
485 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
486 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
487 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
488 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
489 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
490 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
491 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
492 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
493 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
494 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
495 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
496 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
497 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
498 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
499 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
500 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703

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