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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] 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
402 [UX] integrate file editing into the file field widget #2810
403 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
404 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
405 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
406 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
407 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
408 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
409 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
410 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
411 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
412 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
413 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
414 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
415 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
416 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
417 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
418 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
419 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
420 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
421 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
422 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
423 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
424 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
425 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
426 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
427 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
428 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
429 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
430 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
431 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
432 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
433 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
434 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
435 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
436 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
437 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
438 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
439 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
440 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
441 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
442 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
443 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
444 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
445 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
446 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
447 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
448 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
449 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
450 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
451 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
452 [D8] Autosave content #3426
453 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
454 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
455 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
456 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
457 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
458 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
459 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
460 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
461 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
462 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
463 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
464 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
465 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
466 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
467 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
468 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
469 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
470 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
471 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
472 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
473 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
474 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
475 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
476 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
477 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
478 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
479 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
480 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
481 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
482 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
483 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
484 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
485 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
486 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
487 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
488 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
489 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
490 Trim textfields? #6386
491 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
492 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
493 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
494 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
495 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
496 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
497 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
498 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
499 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
500 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522

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