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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 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
402 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
403 Allow attributes to be passed to backdrop_add_css() and backdrop_add_js() (SRI) #5478
404 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
405 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
406 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
407 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
408 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
409 Evaluate the reasons for removal of the Trigger module from core. #2522
410 [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
411 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
412 Create redirects for bulk alias delete #1993
413 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
414 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
415 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
416 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
417 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
418 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
419 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
420 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
421 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
422 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
423 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
424 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
425 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
426 [DX] Simplify getting and setting of values without using the 'und' data structure in entities #2240
427 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
428 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
429 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
430 [UX] Project Browser: Improve the project details modal. #1778
431 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
432 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
433 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
434 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
435 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
436 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
437 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
438 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
439 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
440 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
441 Docblock in page.tpl.php lists incorrect 'available' variables. #1981
442 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
443 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
444 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
445 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
446 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
447 [UX] Rich Text editor inserting/updating images before a file is uploaded #3900
448 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
449 [META] Use UUIDs in more places #3563
450 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
451 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
452 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
453 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
454 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
455 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
456 [UX] Swap tab order of "Export" and "Import" config pages #2185
457 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
458 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
459 [UX] Better image style previews. #1772
460 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
461 Ensure Backdrop deletes all files it puts into /tmp #3253
462 Use database independent calls to initialize the testing cache. #2888
463 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
464 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
465 [UX] CKEditor: Include the Balloon Toolbar plugin introduced in 4.8, and start using it. #3356
466 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
467 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
468 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
469 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
470 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
471 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
472 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
473 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
474 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
475 Build a flexible "JSON consumer" block for Dashboard #3891
476 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
477 Add pagers to watchdog entries #3546
478 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
479 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
480 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
481 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
482 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
483 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
484 Redirects write to json files? #4001
485 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
486 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
487 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
488 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
489 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
490 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
491 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
492 [DX] Add a hook_library_alter() to remove unwanted things more easily #3718
493 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
494 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
495 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
496 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
497 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
498 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
499 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
500 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416

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