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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 hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
402 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
403 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
404 Allow altering image style urls #5745
405 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
406 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
407 [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
408 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
409 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
410 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
411 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
412 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
413 [D8] Autosave content #3426
414 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
415 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
416 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
417 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
418 [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
419 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
420 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
421 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
422 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
423 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
424 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
425 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
426 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
427 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
428 [WP] Media Library #3203
429 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
430 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
431 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
432 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
433 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
434 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
435 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
436 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
437 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
438 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
439 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
440 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
441 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
442 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
443 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
444 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
445 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
446 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
447 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
448 One click install for digitalocean #5628
449 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
450 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
451 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
452 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
453 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
454 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
455 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
456 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
457 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
458 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
459 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
460 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
461 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
462 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
463 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
464 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
465 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
466 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
467 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
468 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
469 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
470 Mobile first approach theme #4131
471 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
472 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
473 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
474 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
475 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
476 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
477 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
478 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
479 [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
480 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
481 Add state_override function to core #4725
482 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
483 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
484 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
485 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
486 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
487 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
488 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
489 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
490 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
491 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
492 Automatically create a node/% layout when one is created for node/NID #5539
493 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
494 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
495 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
496 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
497 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
498 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
499 Allow text formats to be cloned. #4501
500 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025

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