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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] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
402 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
403 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
404 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332
405 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
406 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
407 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
408 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
409 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
410 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
411 Layout: path condition with a subdomain #1049
412 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
413 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
414 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
415 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
416 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
417 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
418 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
419 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
420 Redirects write to json files? #4001
421 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
422 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
423 Allow core libraries to be served via CDN #1593
424 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
425 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
426 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
427 [UX] Add the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" links to the operations dropbutton in the content type admin page and also the respective admin menu items. #1262
428 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
429 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
430 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
431 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
432 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
433 [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
434 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
435 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
436 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867
437 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
438 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
439 Add support for tokens in the file field names and paths (File Field Paths module in core) #1440
440 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
441 Cache settings via admin section #1434
442 [UX] Add charts to the dashboard #3529
443 [D8][UX] Add inline form errors #1040
444 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
445 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
446 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
447 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
448 Custom Block contextual link #4390
449 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
450 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
451 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
452 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
453 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
454 [DX] Make views query output easier to read with indentation & line breaks #1590
455 Add an upgrade path for CKEditor module #3684
456 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
457 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
458 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
459 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
460 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
461 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
462 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
463 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
464 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
465 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
466 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
467 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
468 Dashboard block: Translations #3852
469 Allow specifying optional tags for blocks #3837
470 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
471 [UX][PS] Replace the current token browser in core with the Fast Token Browser implementation from contrib #6143
472 Add a simple way in core to define private and public access for nodes/entities. #1407
473 [UX] [multilingual] Translated blocks are too hard to use #3514
474 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
475 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
476 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
477 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
478 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
479 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
480 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
481 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
482 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
483 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
484 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
485 [UX] Have a "Contact" menu item be enabled and added to the primary navigation by default when enabling contact.module. #1572
486 Add an upgrade path from menu_block to core menu blocks. #3681
487 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
488 Consider displaying which modules were enabled/disabled after enabling/disabling on the "List Modules" page #6331
489 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
490 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
491 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
492 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
493 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
494 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
495 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
496 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
497 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
498 Content creation page cleanup #202
499 Add a "Make Permanent" action for the manage files listing #3825
500 Comment administration improvements #2919

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