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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 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
402 uuid and entity import / export #890
403 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
404 Improve the styling of color input elements in the admin theme #4155
405 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
406 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
407 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
408 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
409 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
410 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
411 [UX] Consider saving changes to custom block text without requiring a second save. #2038
412 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
413 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
414 Reuse test prefixes instead of rebuilding them for each test #4353
415 Create New Field API for more efficient fields #2661
416 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
417 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
418 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
419 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
420 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
421 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
422 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
423 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
424 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
425 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
426 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
427 [UX] Add a token-browser-like PHP date format helper dialog #4556
428 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
429 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
430 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
431 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
432 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
433 CSS Architecture with SASS, SMACSS, and BEM #4129
434 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
435 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
436 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
437 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
438 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
439 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
440 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
441 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
442 Allow default/required settings on multilingual ("Language") fields #4322
443 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
444 Allow separate edit and display titles for field #4310
445 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
446 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
447 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
448 [D10] Layouts/blocks: Add visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes #6016
449 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
450 [UX] Add nowrap CSS to field suffixes (ex the machine name span) #1349
451 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
452 Clean-up of Database after Migration from Drupal 7.x #6109
453 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
454 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
455 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
456 Allow site administrators to selectively disable entity caching #5632
457 Create option to add a supplemental stylesheet to Basis - to safely make css updates #4512
458 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
459 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
460 'Unused' module detector #5020
461 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
462 [DX] Form API: provide form element(s) for CSS classes and IDs #5898
463 Flexible layout templates: Allow selecting an existing layout template, as a starting point #4115
464 Use smart dictionaries for object compression #1511
465 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
466 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
467 [UX][D8] Create/select layout for a specific page from the content add/edit form. #1131
468 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
469 [UX] Create a consistent and responsive step wizard for update.php and install.php #6290
470 Add markup or message field to contact form #4721
471 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
472 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
473 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
474 [DX] Make File::access consistent with other entity classes. #5480
475 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
476 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
477 Create "Current Node" block #5774
478 Saving a content type display should not return up to the Manage Displays list #4291
479 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
480 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
481 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
482 [D10] Date fields: Allow the "time ago" formatter to show as a fully cacheable time difference with JS #6022
483 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
484 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
485 Consider adding an easy way to provide click-to-copy functionality in core #6135
486 Add function that returns default config #3251
487 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
488 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
489 Don't show the node_load_multiple() $conditions parameter as deprecated #5644
490 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
491 [UX] Project Browser: Move the pages where one can **MANAGE** installed modules/themes/layouts as separate primary tabs under a single top-level menu item. #1780
492 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
493 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
494 [DX] Add normalized project data into the database. #5905
495 [D8] Introduce a new `file_url_transform_relative()` function #4106
496 Responsive tabs for Seven: change the arrows to an ellipsis and an "x" close icon. #1498
497 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
498 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
499 [UX] Make the theme preview thumbnail clickable and show larger version of screenshot (à la lightbox). #1127
500 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512

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