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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] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
402 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
403 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
404 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824
405 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
406 'Unused' module detector #5020
407 Add a views filter/argument for Term Depth #2666
408 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
409 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
410 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
411 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
412 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
413 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
414 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
415 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
416 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
417 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
418 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
419 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
420 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
421 [UX] Hide all field labels by default #2902
422 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
423 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
424 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
425 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
426 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
427 Add global site logo token #5871
428 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
429 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
430 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
431 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
432 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
433 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
434 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
435 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
436 [UX] Allow moving blocks from the front end? #3086
437 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
438 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
439 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
440 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
441 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
442 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
443 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
444 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
445 [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
446 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
447 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
448 [DX] Form API: provide a 'type' => 'status_message' element. #3329
449 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
450 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
451 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
452 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
453 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
454 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
455 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
456 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
457 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
458 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
459 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
460 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
461 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
462 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
463 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
464 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
465 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
466 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
467 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
468 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
469 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
470 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
471 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
472 Allow regions titles #2647
473 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
474 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
475 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
476 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
477 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
478 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
479 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
480 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
481 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
482 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
483 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
484 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
485 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
486 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
487 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
488 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
489 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
490 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
491 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
492 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
493 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
494 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
495 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
496 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
497 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
498 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
499 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
500 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774

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