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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 ability to edit a revision's message #5861
402 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
403 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
404 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
405 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
406 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
407 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
408 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
409 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
410 [UX] Content view "Operations" drop-down lists available operations in random order. #548
411 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
412 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
413 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
414 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
415 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
416 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
417 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
418 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
419 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
420 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
421 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
422 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
423 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
424 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
425 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
426 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
427 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
428 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
429 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
430 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
431 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
432 Replace content translation with entity translation (and add an upgrade path) #52
433 Rename default Contact form category #4703
434 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
435 Add global site logo token #5871
436 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
437 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
438 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
439 [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
440 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
441 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
442 Add function that returns default config #3251
443 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
444 [DX] Add a legacy upgrade_mappings database table #2855
445 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
446 [D8] Port and merge Local Image Input Filter in core #1384
447 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
448 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
449 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
450 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
451 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
452 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
453 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
454 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
455 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
456 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
457 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
458 [DX] Implement hook_hook_info() to help organize module code #3024
459 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
460 [UX] Menu paths: replace the silly <front> placeholder with a dropdown and rename it to "home page" #2588
461 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
462 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
463 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
464 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
465 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
466 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
467 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
468 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
469 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
470 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
471 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
472 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
473 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
474 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
475 menu_tree_check_access() adds 1141 database queries #2825
476 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
477 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
478 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
479 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
480 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
481 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
482 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
483 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
484 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
485 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
486 [UX] add the ability to order menus #3003
487 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
488 Use config for color module palettes #2554
489 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
490 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
491 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
492 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
493 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
494 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
495 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
496 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
497 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
498 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
499 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
500 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486

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