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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 a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
402 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
403 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
404 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
405 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
406 [A11Y] Provide a dark (or high-contrast) version of Seven #3990
407 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
408 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
409 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
410 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
411 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
412 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
413 Add ability to skip running tests on PR #5575
414 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
415 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
416 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
417 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
418 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
419 Add link to installer on module list for missing modules #5792
420 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
421 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
422 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
423 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
424 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
425 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
426 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
427 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
428 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
429 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
430 Create a mechanism for dynamically determining output of file entities #2721
431 Add 'Save user(s)' action #5656
432 Path filter/tips is not very useful and unlikely to be found #5912
433 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
434 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
435 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
436 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
437 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
438 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
439 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
440 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
441 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
442 Allow a hook to alter the list of CSS files parsed by Color module #6240
443 Provide chained term tokens for taxonomy_term_reference fields #2949
444 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
445 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
446 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
447 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
448 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
449 Give details about why a permission 'has security implications' #5536
450 [D8] Autosave content #3426
451 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
452 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
453 OOTB: Provide an option to globally disable the personal contact forms, and make it the default for new installations #6067
454 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
455 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
456 [ META] Add new interface for user selection of managed files #2718
457 Layout API: Provide contexts to custom blocks #5666
458 [UX] Improve the default user management view and account edit form with links to manage permissions/roles #5918
459 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
460 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
461 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
462 [UX][D8] Merge the "List links" and "Edit menu" operations into a single administration page. #475
463 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
464 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
465 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
466 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
467 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
468 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
469 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
470 Add the ability to create a CSS class for image field in Views #2920
471 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
472 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
473 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
474 Allow search result display to be controlled via view modes #829
475 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
476 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
477 [SR][UX] Flood control: Better workflow and allow users to self-serve #5522
478 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
479 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387
480 Allow more granular HTML filter options for HTML attributes, not just tags #6100
481 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
482 [UX] Mobile project browser: make it easier to get to the queue #3098
483 Add indicator for menu-level visibility conditions #1929
484 Provide "Delimited" and "HTML list" display formatters for fields #2674
485 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
486 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
487 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
488 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
489 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
490 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
491 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
492 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
493 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
494 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
495 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
496 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
497 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
498 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
499 [DX] bring back db_fetch_array() and db_fetch_object() #2081
500 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296

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