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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 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
402 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
403 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
404 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
405 Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
406 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
407 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
408 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
409 [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
410 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
411 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
412 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
413 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
414 Add global site logo token #5871
415 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
416 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
417 Add "All day" functionality for the HTML5 widget #6142
418 Security: Consider adding an option to load public forms through AJAX. #1592
419 Cannot create menu items linking to existing files #3945
420 Remove syslog module from core #1260
421 [UX] Admin Bar: Make "Development" a top-level menu item #3652
422 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
423 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
424 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
425 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
426 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
427 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
428 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
429 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
430 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
431 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
432 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
433 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
434 Allow setting a default value for Alt and Title text in image fields #1439
435 [UX] Permissions page: Make permission groups rows collapsible/expandable. #1046
436 [UX] combine different kinds of views link fields #3457
437 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
438 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
439 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
440 [UX] Provide a menu-centric workflow for creating the website structure (à la content_menu) #434
441 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
442 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
443 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
444 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
445 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
446 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
447 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
448 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
449 Redis super easy with Redis Enterprise Caching to improve performance Backdrop CMS #6165
450 [UX] Branding and Version info on Installation Screens #1584
451 Do not allow modules to be enabled at all if they have conflicting config file names with any existing config. #1242
452 [D8] theme_table() should take an optional footer variable and produce tfoot #3627
453 Allow non-administrative users the ability to publish/unpublish/schedule content #815
454 Add Mailsystem 3.x delegator class to core #3218
455 [DX] Allow Config::get()/config_get() to specify a default - same as update_variable_get() #5453
456 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
457 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
458 'Unused' module detector #5020
459 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
460 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
461 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
462 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
463 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
464 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
465 Implement sub-path aliases - a.k.a.: `subpathauto` or `path_alias_xt` in core #1418
466 Contact module roadmap: 80% usecase of Webforms in core #3808
467 [UX] Token browser dialog: increase width (and height?). #1038
468 [DX] backdrop_process_states: Introduce a new `primary`/`secondary` set of states for submit buttons #3441
469 [UX] Terminology for configuring a block seems odd #1016
470 [D8][UX] Add a toggle in the admin bar for showing/hiding contextual links on mobile #3417
471 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
472 Make pager more efficient by not generating (and running) a countQuery #404
473 [UX] On the Add view page, expand block, and collapse page display #2978
474 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
475 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
476 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
477 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
478 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
479 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
480 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
481 List of Modules should show required contrib modules #6173
482 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
483 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
484 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
485 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of menu links to a modal. #770
486 Consider exposing `form_cache_expiration` and/or providing an option so that it can be cleared along with other caches. #3191
487 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
488 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
489 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
490 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
491 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
492 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
493 [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
494 Showcase core features during install #4138
495 Make 'gid' column in 'node_access' table VARCHAR #1396
496 [UX] add a hook_requirements check for disabled modules, not uninstalled #3778
497 [UX] "Cancel" links and "Save and add another" buttons when adding vocabulary terms, menu items, and user accounts #1004
498 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
499 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
500 [DX] Provide a utility for retrieving a single project's info (and settings?) #332

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