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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 modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
402 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
403 [UX] Add a filter weight reset option so we can Show 'enabled' text filters above 'disabled' ones #4408
404 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
405 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
406 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
407 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
408 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
409 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996
410 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
411 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
412 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
413 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
414 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
415 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
416 Add function that returns default config #3251
417 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
418 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
419 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
420 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
421 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
422 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
423 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
424 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
425 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
426 Add state_override function to core #4725
427 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
428 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
429 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
430 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
431 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
432 Double click prevention #6393
433 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
434 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
435 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
436 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
437 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
438 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
439 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
440 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
441 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
442 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
443 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
444 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
445 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
446 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
447 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
448 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
449 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
450 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
451 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
452 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
453 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
454 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
455 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
456 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
457 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
458 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
459 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
460 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
461 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
462 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
463 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
464 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
465 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
466 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
467 Add Selection Rules to Layouts for Filtering / Limiting Context Values #5376
468 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
469 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
470 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
471 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
472 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
473 Comment titles should be removed from presentation and from database if not used #4967
474 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
475 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
476 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
477 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
478 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
479 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
480 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
481 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
482 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
483 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
484 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
485 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
486 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
487 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
488 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
489 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
490 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
491 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
492 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
493 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
494 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
495 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
496 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
497 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
498 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
499 Use config for color module palettes #2554
500 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679

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