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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 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
402 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
403 [UX] Running cron.php from browser should return a success message rather than a blank page #2535
404 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
405 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
406 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
407 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
408 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
409 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
410 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
411 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
412 [UX] Layouts: Allow menu "source" to be changed from within any menu block #3820
413 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
414 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
415 SMTP / PHPMailer module in core #3199
416 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
417 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
418 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
419 [UX] add "Allow Upscaling" checkbox to crop, and scale and crop effects #2763
420 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
421 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
422 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
423 Custom Block contextual link #4390
424 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
425 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
426 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
427 Feature request for Internal Redirects #3940
428 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
429 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
430 Restore Configurable Actions to core #3646
431 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
432 [UX] CKeditor: Allow the Styles dropdown to use tag names (for easy use of the <small> tag) #2980
433 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
434 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
435 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
436 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
437 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
438 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
439 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
440 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
441 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
442 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
443 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
444 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
445 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
446 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
447 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
448 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
449 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
450 CKEditor: Provide a setting to switch skins. #2729
451 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
452 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
453 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
454 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
455 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
456 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
457 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
458 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
459 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
460 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
461 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
462 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
463 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
464 Request: More style options for the table format in Views #2961
465 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
466 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
467 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
468 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
469 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
470 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
471 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
472 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
473 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
474 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
475 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
476 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
477 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
478 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
479 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
480 Modify the CKEditor image dialog to use the new wrapper form for "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" mechanisms #2719
481 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
482 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
483 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
484 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
485 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
486 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
487 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
488 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
489 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
490 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
491 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
492 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
493 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
494 [DX] Layout Contexts not being passed to block in hook_block_view(). #2953
495 Content creation page cleanup #202
496 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
497 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
498 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
499 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
500 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285

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