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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 Modify `.htaccess` to allow backdrop to serve `.well-known` URIs #5583
402 Is correcting the way form ID's named worth spending time on? #4706
403 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
404 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
405 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
406 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
407 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
408 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
409 uuid and entity import / export #890
410 [UX] Include the "+ Add condition" link/button and the "Remove"/"Configure" links in the "Conditions" fieldset of the #1025
411 Reconfiguring the administrative layout #3072
412 [UX] Project Browser: Add links with helper actions (configure/settings/enable) next to project installation status. #2335
413 Incorporate Layouts UI to "manage displays" for entities #6039
414 [DX] Revert field storage back to Drupal 6 style normalized tables #56
415 Allow regions titles #2647
416 [UX] Admin bar: allow search results to be selected via keyboard up/down buttons. #1850
417 Add a comma-separated/list field formatter for multi-value fields. #316
418 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
419 Update.php should automatically apply any new configuration defaults #1832
420 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
421 [UX] Project installer: Provide link to update report from installer update tab #4471
422 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
423 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
424 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
425 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
426 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
427 [UX] Rename name "Filtered HTML" input format to "Basic" #1188
428 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
429 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
430 [UX] Pathauto follow-up: implement autocomplete on fields that support tokens (when the user types "[") #2017
431 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
432 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
433 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
434 Add new Date field widget to utilize HTML5 #date input type #4255
435 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
436 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
437 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
438 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
439 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
440 Add entity_save and entity_delete in core. #862
441 [D8][DX] Add Modernizr to core. #1009
442 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
443 Make problems with layout blocks more discoverable. #2320
444 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
445 [D8] Include Tour module in core #89
446 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
447 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
448 [UX] Make all visibility conditions available at all times (and automatically set appropriate paths, contexts and context relationships). #1815
449 [UX] Provide indication in the admin interface, when config values have been overridden in settings.php #4455
450 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
451 Create a printable Status Report #5821
452 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
453 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
454 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
455 Consolidate messages about modules merged into core if more than one module detected. #1163
456 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
457 [UX] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
458 [WP][UX] Remove "tabs" for menu local tasks, move into contextual links (and/or admin bar) #464
459 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
460 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
461 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
462 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
463 Browse Server Button on Link Dialog in Ckeditor so a list of files on the site can be displayed #4688
464 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
465 [UX] CKEditor - Provide default styles #4233
466 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
467 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
468 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
469 [D8] Port and merge Localization Update in core #1377
470 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
471 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
472 authorize.php should be used for all Installer module downloads/installs #2271
473 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
474 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
475 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
476 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
477 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
478 [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
479 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
480 [UX] Change the password reset form to use a single password field + show/hide toggle #4440
481 Do not throw exceptions in the updater, when nothing's broken (yet) #4003
482 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
483 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
484 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
485 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
486 Basis theme killer feature: Automatically generate color scheme from provided brand (logo/colors) #3231
487 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
488 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
489 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
490 Administration Bar module should not use popup #6270
491 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
492 Extend the 'hidden paths' feature to taxonomy #4653
493 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
494 [UX] Rename vocabularies & terms #4222
495 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
496 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
497 [UX] Move admin menu system tasks to their own dropdown? #1368
498 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
499 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
500 [UX] Views "Multiple field settings" should appear on field display settings, too #2993

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