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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] Form API: Be able to tell system_settings_form() to ignore some form elements, without having to use a custom submit handler #4713
402 [UX] Add youtube field, or video embed field to core. Integrate with media library. #3661
403 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
404 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
405 [UX] Make field settings visually clearer, no indication that you’re a layer deeper. #744
406 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
407 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
408 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
409 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
410 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
411 Implement createAccess for File entities #5479
412 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
413 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
414 [UX] Automatically clear caches after manual upgrades #5101
415 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
416 [UX] Mobile project browser: make search result filters better for mobile #3096
417 [META][UX][DX] Overhaul User module permissions and the respective admin UI #3815
418 [UX] Display the "Default" block title on Add/Configure block UI #2665
419 [A11Y] Make collapsible fieldset accessible #6408
420 [UX] Link fields: Automatically fill in the title of the content that is being linked #4479
421 Allow obsolete config strings to be culled from localization table #3452
422 [UX] Rich-text Image/text flow. #987
423 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
424 Flexible Layout Templates - Add hero ROW by default to new templates #4091
425 [UX] Automatically update the "Admin Content" view to include language field and exposed filter when more than one language is enabled for the site. #1625
426 Don't count markup characters as part of the text length #309
427 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
428 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
429 [UX] Provide users with a visual way to understand and build content types (a.k.a.: Dream Fields in core) #5292
430 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
431 "Available updates" page seems unresponsive the more installed projects there are. #3337
432 Better Book navigation links #4879
433 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
434 Allow PHP libraries to be added via hook_library_info() #2911
435 Display the field machine_name along with the label on the display mode #6200
436 Rename default Contact form category #4703
437 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
438 Make the homepage field when anonymous commenters must/may leave their contact information configurable #4279
439 Consider using a flat-file cache for the page cache #716
440 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
441 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
442 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
443 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
444 Provide way for `entity_access()` to check for operations view, update and delete if no entity is provided #5474
445 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
446 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051
447 [WP] Allow (optionally?) a limited set of HTML markup in node titles. #5081
448 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
449 [UX] Add a 'visible' property to display modes #3082
450 [DX] [D8] Add a `validate()` method to entity classes #6061
451 [D8] CKEditor: Allow Image Styles to be used with inline images #2658
452 Create option for a cropped image style to provide consistent image size for Cards view #5593
453 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
454 [D8] Autosave content #3426
455 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the permissions page (/admin/config/people/permissions). #980
456 [UX] Consolidate PHP-related information in the status report page, and add some basic PHP memory usage metrics #5863
457 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
458 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
459 [UX][D8] Convert user pictures to an actual Image Field #243
460 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
461 [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
462 [A11Y] Change color of the Views hidden fields for the Seven theme #5261
463 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
464 Kickass Feature: Allow extracting a color scheme from an uploaded image, and apply it to themes supporting color module. #3328
465 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
466 Confirmation dialog for orphaned files #2899
467 Don't hard-code the line wrapping in backdrop_mail() and _backdrop_wrap_mail_line() #6237
468 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
469 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
470 [DX] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of config entries #5741
471 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
472 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
473 [A11Y] tablist needs tab roles for children elements #5982
474 [UX] Let site builders add a new image style whenever they're selecting a style to use #1438
475 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
476 [UX] Allow non-technical people to grab a text export of key information about their site - for troubleshooting requests #5461
477 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
478 [UX] Field UI - clean up the field type selection #1041
479 [D9] Add 'published' timestamp to nodes #5062
480 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
481 [META] Improve the project screenshots functionality in the project browser #3061
482 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
483 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
484 [UX] Introduce button group UI component #2643
485 Create a new cropped image style specifically for cards #5607
486 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
487 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
488 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
489 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
490 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
491 Content creation page cleanup #202
492 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
493 Check if paths already exist when views or layouts are being installed. #1257
494 Telemetry: Collect Internet Status At Time Of Install #5222
495 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
496 [Multisite] Provide option for installing global or site-specific projects via the UI #3274
497 Get rid of all Backdrop markers in HTML page source #4817
498 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
499 Site-wide settings for file garbage collection #2896
500 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303

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