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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 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
402 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
403 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
404 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
405 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
406 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
407 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
408 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
409 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
410 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
411 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
412 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
413 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
414 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
415 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
416 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
417 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
418 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
419 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
420 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
421 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
422 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
423 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
424 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
425 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
426 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
427 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
428 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
429 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
430 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
431 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
432 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
433 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
434 [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
435 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
436 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
437 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
438 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
439 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
440 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
441 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
442 Cache settings via admin section #1434
443 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
444 'Unused' module detector #5020
445 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
446 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
447 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
448 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
449 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
450 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
451 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
452 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
453 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
454 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
455 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
456 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
457 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
458 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
459 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
460 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
461 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
462 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
463 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
464 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
465 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
466 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
467 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
468 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
469 [UX] Provide a report page that lists all configured paths where files are being saved. #4585
470 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
471 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
472 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
473 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
474 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
475 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
476 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
477 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
478 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
479 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
480 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
481 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
482 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
483 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
484 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
485 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
486 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
487 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
488 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
489 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
490 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
491 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
492 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
493 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
494 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
495 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
496 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
497 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
498 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
499 Content creation page cleanup #202
500 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514

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