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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] Better image style previews. #1772
402 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
403 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
404 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
405 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
406 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
407 Add a new core theme #5175
408 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
409 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
410 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
411 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
412 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
413 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
414 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
415 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
416 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
417 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
418 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
419 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
420 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
421 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
422 [UX]/[DX] Add a fancy "copy to clipboard" button for views templates #2677
423 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
424 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
425 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
426 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
427 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
428 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
429 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
430 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
431 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
432 [D8] Add new formatter - "URL to Image" to image field in Views #2921
433 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
434 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
435 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
436 [DX] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
437 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
438 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
439 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
440 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
441 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
442 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
443 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
444 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
445 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
446 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
447 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
448 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
449 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
450 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
451 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
452 Add visibility conditions for the "login pages" and admin paths (and negation for them as well) #4476
453 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
454 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
455 [DX][D8] CMI: Add config_exclude functionality to core #4079
456 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
457 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
458 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
459 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
460 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
461 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
462 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
463 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
464 Rename default Contact form category #4703
465 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
466 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
467 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
468 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
469 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
470 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
471 Add plugins to ckeditor available in D7 contrib module via CDN, but not in Backdrop core. #3875
472 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
473 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
474 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
475 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
476 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
477 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
478 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
479 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
480 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
481 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
482 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
483 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
484 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
485 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
486 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
487 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
488 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
489 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
490 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
491 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
492 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
493 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
494 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
495 Options to change parent link behaviour in responsive dropdown menus #2370
496 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
497 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
498 [UX] CKEditor: autocorrection. #1902
499 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
500 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460

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