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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 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
402 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
403 [UX] Machine names: replace/ignore invalid characters as they are being typed. #3541
404 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
405 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
406 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
407 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
408 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
409 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
410 Feature to add multiple Layouts together #5585
411 EntityStorageException: The username and email are both addresses that do not match. (But what are they?) #5857
412 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
413 [UX] Provide preview and confirmation of permission changes before saving them #6320
414 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
415 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
416 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
417 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
418 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
419 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
420 Use config for color module palettes #2554
421 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
422 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
423 [SR] Security hardening: provide a mechanism to expire sessions #5545
424 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
425 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
426 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
427 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
428 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
429 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
430 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
431 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
432 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
433 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
434 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
435 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
436 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
437 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
438 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
439 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
440 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
441 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
442 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
443 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
444 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
445 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
446 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
447 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
448 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
449 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
450 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
451 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
452 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
453 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
454 Missing a possibility to get a books mlid value for views #5565
455 Allow altering image style urls #5745
456 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
457 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
458 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
459 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
460 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
461 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
462 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
463 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
464 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
465 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
466 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
467 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
468 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
469 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
470 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
471 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
472 Trim textfields? #6386
473 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
474 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
475 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
476 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
477 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
478 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
479 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
480 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
481 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
482 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
483 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
484 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
485 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
486 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
487 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
488 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
489 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
490 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
491 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
492 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
493 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
494 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
495 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
496 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
497 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
498 One click install for digitalocean #5628
499 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
500 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341

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