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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][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
402 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
403 Allow to trigger the site status alert (red button) remotely #5097
404 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
405 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
406 [DX] Allow combining the types of placeholders for the t() function, and introduce a new one for text that should be wrapped in code/pre tag HTML tags #6190
407 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
408 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
409 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
410 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
411 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
412 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
413 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
414 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
415 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
416 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
417 [DX][D9] Add helper functions to inject/move items into a particular position in associative arrays #5247
418 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
419 [UX] Allow selecting a layout for a view page from the view add/edit form. #1130
420 Allow themes to be installed, uninstalled, and updated (treat them like modules) #4829
421 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
422 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
423 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
424 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
425 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
426 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
427 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
428 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
429 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
430 [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
431 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
432 [D10] Add the static analyzer tool PHPStan to Backdrop core #5467
433 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
434 Add and Utilize Label and Description for the Admin Interface and Consolidate Help Text #5079
435 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
436 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
437 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
438 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
439 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
440 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
441 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
442 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
443 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
444 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
445 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
446 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
447 [UX][WP] CKEditor: Add word count #1477
448 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
449 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
450 Add an 'URL alias update queue' for entities associated with an updated entity #1124
451 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
452 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
453 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
454 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
455 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
456 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
457 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
458 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
459 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
460 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
461 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
462 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
463 Add fallback to HTTP for update manager #5455
464 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
465 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
466 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
467 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
468 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
469 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
470 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
471 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
472 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
473 [UX] Add a "Place in a layout" action for menus in the menu listing page. #3406
474 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
475 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
476 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
477 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
478 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
479 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
480 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
481 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
482 Redirects write to json files? #4001
483 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
484 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
485 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
486 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
487 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
488 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
489 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
490 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
491 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
492 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
493 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
494 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
495 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
496 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
497 Add function that returns default config #3251
498 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
499 Upscaling in out-of-the-box image style 'Large'. #3232
500 Add cropping to default image styles #5590

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