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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] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
402 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
403 Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
404 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
405 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
406 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483
407 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
408 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
409 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
410 [UX] Layouts: Use icons within drop buttons on small/mobile screens #1974
411 [UX] Reflect the status of the comment settings in the "Comment fields" and "Comment display" tabs and offer connect-the-dots links to enable them. #1274
412 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
413 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
414 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
415 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
416 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
417 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
418 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
419 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
420 [D9] Allow adding descriptions to user roles (and show them in the roles listing page) #5748
421 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
422 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
423 Add context handling to Views blocks #5995
424 [UX] Display php error messages in a dedicated block so we can limit visibility per role. #2139
425 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
426 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
427 [DX] Add project's 'install time' to system table #1726
428 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
429 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
430 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
431 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
432 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
433 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
434 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
435 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
436 Trim textfields? #6386
437 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
438 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
439 [UX] Layout UI: Per-block "dirty" form messages. #2430
440 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
441 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
442 Content creation page cleanup #202
443 Views: Add <audio> and <video> to the available options in the "Customize field HTML" for file fields. #1966
444 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
445 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
446 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
447 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
448 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
449 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
450 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
451 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
452 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
453 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
454 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
455 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
456 Establish a "fonts" directory in a place where it can be shared between core and contrib themes. #2127
457 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
458 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
459 [UX] Provide a theme switcher. #1711
460 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
461 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
462 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
463 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
464 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
465 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
466 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
467 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
468 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
469 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
470 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
471 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
472 Implement <time> tag for time stamps in core, e.g. date posted, comment date #2416
473 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
474 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
475 Feature/Package Module Proposal #1238
476 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
477 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
478 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
479 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
480 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
481 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
482 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
483 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532
484 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
485 Layouts: Provide a way to define conditions based on field values. #2103
486 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
487 Search form does not allow to be styled using icons #5573
488 Replace user signatures & pictures with fields #1679
489 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
490 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
491 [WP] Media Library #3203
492 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
493 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
494 Search terms along with nodes #3850
495 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
496 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
497 Double click prevention #6393
498 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
499 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
500 [DX] Config uses the term 'clear', change it to 'remove' or something more intuitive #2387

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