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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] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
402 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
403 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
404 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
405 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
406 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
407 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
408 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
409 View configuration UI: Add indicator denoting rewritten fields #5287
410 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
411 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
412 Log warnings when projects are encountered without a 'type' #4866
413 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
414 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
415 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
416 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
417 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
418 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
419 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
420 Add function that returns default config #3251
421 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
422 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
423 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
424 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
425 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
426 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
427 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
428 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
429 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
430 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
431 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
432 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
433 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
434 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
435 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
436 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
437 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
438 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
439 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
440 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
441 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
442 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
443 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
444 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
445 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
446 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
447 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
448 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
449 [UX] Layout UI: Individual tempstore for each block (instead of the global, per-from one we currently have). #2429
450 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
451 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
452 Run tests for releases after project published ZIP file #1964
453 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
454 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
455 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
456 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
457 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
458 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
459 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
460 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
461 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
462 [UX] When error messages are set to "None", show number of php critical errors in the admin bar badge. #2138
463 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
464 [UX] Add # anchors to blocks in the Layout UI. #1724
465 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
466 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
467 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
468 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
469 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
470 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
471 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
472 Remove syslog module from core #1260
473 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
474 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
475 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
476 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
477 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
478 Basis: Add basic font-sizes to skin.css #2410
479 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
480 Config management diff: Rename "Old" and "New" to something more meaningful #3221
481 [UX] New interface for editing, previewing, and saving theme settings #1949
482 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
483 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
484 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
485 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
486 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
487 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
488 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
489 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
490 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
491 [UX] Change tags field display to use 'tag blocks' when entering tags #2121
492 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
493 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
494 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
495 [UX] Project Browser: Merge the pages in the UI where one can **INSTALL** a module, theme or layout into a single primary tab, under a single top-level menu item. #1701
496 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
497 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
498 Use config for color module palettes #2554
499 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
500 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774

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