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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][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
402 Make the value of e-mail field visiable on user profile's View page #5663
403 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
404 Show notice in the admin UI when .htaccess, robots.txt, or settings.php have been updated in a release, and either link to instructions, or auto-update when safe/possible #5911
405 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
406 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
407 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
408 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
409 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
410 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
411 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
412 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
413 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
414 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
415 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
416 Trim textfields? #6386
417 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
418 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
419 Provide views field handler to access project properties from the `info` column in the `system` table #5820
420 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
421 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
422 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
423 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
424 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
425 [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
426 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
427 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
428 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
429 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
430 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
431 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
432 Move the Color module to a contributed project #5667
433 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
434 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
435 Seventy two theme #5928
436 Search terms along with nodes #3850
437 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
438 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
439 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
440 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
441 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
442 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
443 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
444 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
445 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
446 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
447 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
448 [D8][DX] FAPI: Allow easy sorting of the translated options of select elements #5824
449 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
450 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
451 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
452 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
453 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
454 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
455 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
456 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
457 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
458 [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
459 'Unused' module detector #5020
460 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
461 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
462 Comment administration improvements #2919
463 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
464 [UX] Append `This role receives all new permissions by default.` text to the description of the admin role #5940
465 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
466 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
467 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
468 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
469 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
470 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
471 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
472 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
473 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
474 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
475 Double click prevention #6393
476 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
477 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
478 [DX] Form API: Allow individual options in select elements to be set to disabled #5837
479 [UX] Add "Configure page title" tab to Layout admin pages #3983
480 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
481 Redirects write to json files? #4001
482 [UX][D8] Views: Expose responsive classes in the UI via table settings #3656
483 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
484 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
485 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
486 Content creation page cleanup #202
487 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
488 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
489 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
490 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
491 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
492 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
493 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
494 Add per-bundle token info to hook_token_info() #5707
495 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
496 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
497 [UX] Inject "mini modules forms" in various places where it makes sense #5949
498 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
499 [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
500 CKEditor: Figure out a way to clear its cache so that plugin changes show up right away. #3460

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