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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][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
402 Status Report should flag duplicate module installs #5464
403 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
404 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
405 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
406 Disable unused layout templates #5068
407 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
408 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
409 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
410 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
411 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
412 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
413 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
414 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
415 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
416 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
417 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
418 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
419 [D8] Manage form display: Allow managing form fields non-programmatically #5219
420 [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
421 [DX] Form API #states: support 'regex' and 'less'/'greater' (than) for value comparison #4781
422 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
423 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
424 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
425 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
426 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
427 Use config for color module palettes #2554
428 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
429 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
430 [UX] Project installer: collapse met dependencies in the "Enable modules" step #5454
431 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
432 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
433 [DX][D8] Provide a mechanism to deprecate permissions #5030
434 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
435 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
436 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
437 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
438 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
439 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
440 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
441 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
442 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
443 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
444 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
445 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
446 [DX][D8] Allow entity types to specify canonical and additional URIs #5212
447 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
448 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
449 [UX] Menu link items should be kept in sync with their respective content titles #4759
450 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
451 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
452 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
453 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
454 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
455 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
456 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
457 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
458 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
459 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
460 Add a link to the BackdropCMS.org page on module list for each module #5003
461 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
462 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
463 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
464 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
465 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
466 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
467 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
468 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
469 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
470 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
471 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
472 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
473 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
474 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
475 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
476 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
477 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
478 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
479 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
480 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
481 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
482 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
483 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
484 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
485 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
486 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
487 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
488 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
489 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
490 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
491 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
492 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
493 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
494 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
495 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
496 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
497 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
498 Add global site logo token #5871
499 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
500 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879

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