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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 entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
402 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
403 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
404 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
405 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
406 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
407 Ability to add custom file fields to Node Edit Form #5738
408 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
409 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
410 [DX][UX] Form API: Make it so that required fields that are hidden via #states are only validated when visible. #2732
411 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
412 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
413 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
414 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
415 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
416 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
417 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
418 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
419 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
420 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
421 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
422 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
423 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
424 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
425 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
426 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
427 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
428 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
429 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
430 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
431 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
432 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
433 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
434 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
435 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
436 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
437 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
438 Allow altering image style urls #5745
439 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
440 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
441 [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
442 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
443 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
444 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
445 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
446 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
447 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
448 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
449 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
450 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
451 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
452 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
453 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
454 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
455 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
456 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
457 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
458 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
459 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
460 Varnish Cache Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6164
461 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
462 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
463 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
464 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
465 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
466 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
467 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
468 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
469 'Unused' module detector #5020
470 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
471 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
472 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
473 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
474 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
475 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
476 [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
477 Showcase core features during install #4138
478 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
479 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
480 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
481 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
482 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
483 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
484 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
485 One click install for digitalocean #5628
486 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
487 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
488 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
489 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
490 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
491 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
492 [DX] Add user_role_has_permission function #6186
493 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
494 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
495 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
496 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
497 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
498 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
499 Cached anonymous page and "background fetch" cause site rendering issues on LiteSpeed server #5525
500 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000

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