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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] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
402 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
403 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
404 Allow altering image style urls #5745
405 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
406 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
407 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
408 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
409 [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
410 [DX] Provide a version of check_plain() that does not escape (for RSS feeds) #4112
411 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
412 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
413 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
414 [Meta] Advanced configuration overrides (allow regex/wildcards and negation of settings within arrays) #5172
415 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
416 [D8] Allow enabling modules (and themes/layouts?) via config sync / import #5163
417 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
418 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
419 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
420 Rename default Contact form category #4703
421 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
422 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
423 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
424 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
425 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
426 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
427 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
428 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
429 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
430 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
431 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
432 [WP] Add Token Filter to core #5352
433 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
434 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
435 [SR] Provide a status report entry for the database connection status #4945
436 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
437 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
438 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
439 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
440 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
441 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
442 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
443 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
444 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
445 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
446 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
447 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
448 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
449 Replace the draggable.png icon with a modern one, and add up/down-only and left/right-only variants. #5152
450 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
451 One click install for digitalocean #5628
452 [D8][UX] Add hidden and read-only field widgets (for the node edit form). #2101
453 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
454 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
455 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
456 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
457 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
458 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
459 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
460 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
461 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
462 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
463 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
464 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
465 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
466 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
467 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
468 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
469 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
470 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
471 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
472 Allow leaving feedback on projects from the Project Installer UI. #1914
473 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
474 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
475 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
476 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
477 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
478 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
479 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
480 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
481 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
482 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
483 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
484 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
485 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
486 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
487 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
488 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
489 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
490 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
491 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
492 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
493 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
494 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
495 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
496 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
497 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
498 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
499 Add function that returns default config #3251
500 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766

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