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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 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
402 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
403 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
404 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
405 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
406 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
407 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
408 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
409 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
410 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
411 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
412 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
413 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
414 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
415 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
416 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
417 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
418 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
419 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
420 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
421 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
422 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
423 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
424 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
425 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
426 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
427 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
428 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
429 [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
430 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
431 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
432 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
433 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
434 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
435 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
436 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
437 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
438 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
439 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
440 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
441 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
442 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
443 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
444 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
445 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
446 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
447 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
448 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
449 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
450 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
451 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
452 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
453 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
454 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
455 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
456 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
457 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
458 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
459 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
460 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
461 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
462 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
463 Remove syslog module from core #1260
464 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
465 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
466 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
467 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
468 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
469 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
470 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
471 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
472 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
473 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
474 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
475 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
476 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
477 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
478 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
479 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
480 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
481 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
482 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
483 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
484 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
485 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
486 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
487 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
488 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
489 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
490 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
491 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
492 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
493 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
494 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
495 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
496 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
497 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
498 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
499 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
500 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188

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