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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 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
402 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
403 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
404 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
405 Apply image style to default picture #4976
406 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
407 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
408 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
409 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
410 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
411 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
412 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
413 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
414 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
415 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
416 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
417 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
418 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
419 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
420 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
421 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
422 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
423 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
424 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
425 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
426 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
427 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
428 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
429 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
430 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
431 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
432 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
433 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
434 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
435 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
436 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
437 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
438 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
439 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
440 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
441 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
442 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
443 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
444 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
445 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
446 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
447 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
448 Rename default Contact form category #4703
449 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
450 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
451 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
452 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
453 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
454 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
455 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
456 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
457 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
458 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
459 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
460 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
461 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
462 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
463 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
464 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
465 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
466 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
467 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
468 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
469 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
470 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
471 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
472 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
473 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
474 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
475 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
476 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
477 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
478 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
479 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
480 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
481 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
482 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
483 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
484 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
485 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
486 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
487 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
488 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
489 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
490 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
491 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
492 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
493 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
494 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
495 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
496 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
497 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
498 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
499 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
500 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109

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