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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 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
402 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
403 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
404 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
405 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
406 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
407 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
408 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
409 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
410 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993
411 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
412 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
413 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
414 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
415 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
416 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
417 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
418 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
419 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
420 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
421 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
422 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
423 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
424 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
425 Trim textfields? #6386
426 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
427 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
428 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
429 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
430 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
431 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
432 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
433 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
434 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
435 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
436 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
437 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
438 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
439 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
440 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
441 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
442 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
443 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
444 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
445 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
446 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
447 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
448 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
449 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
450 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
451 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
452 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
453 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
454 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
455 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
456 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
457 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
458 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
459 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
460 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
461 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
462 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
463 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
464 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
465 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
466 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
467 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
468 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
469 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
470 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
471 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
472 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
473 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
474 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
475 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
476 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
477 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
478 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
479 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
480 Double click prevention #6393
481 Create Wordpress install profile #3127
482 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
483 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
484 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
485 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
486 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
487 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
488 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
489 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
490 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
491 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
492 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
493 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
494 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
495 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
496 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
497 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
498 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
499 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
500 Add cropping to default image styles #5590

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