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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] Streamline the process of disabling and uninstalling modules (a.k.a. "Uninstallation queue"). #2532
402 Improve the way search (re)indexing works. #1337
403 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
404 Layout UI : Allow adding visibility conditions for Node:NID and Node:Type for paths other than node/% #1997
405 Views UI: Edit Basic Settings #2906
406 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
407 Enhance Available Updates Report to show date of release and date of latest commit #6207
408 Use the default date entry format for the default date display format #4646
409 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
410 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
411 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
412 [DX] Allow enabling/disabling theme debugging via the admin UI #4211
413 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
414 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
415 Allow overriding Seven's header customisations #4205
416 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
417 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
418 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
419 Views: allow setting the "Items to display" value to "unlimited". #1460
420 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
421 Add option to set a maximum age of log messages #2243
422 [UX] Appearance page: Denote the theme selected as admin theme (same as we do for the default theme). #1105
423 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
424 [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
425 [DX] Offer to backup and delete existing config to proceed with installation #6062
426 Allow deleting modules/themes/layouts via the "Uninstall" function of Project Installer. #2648
427 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
428 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
429 [D8][DX] Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it #4388
430 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
431 Add global site logo token #5871
432 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
433 [META][UX] Figure out a better way to be able to insert introductory/summary/footer text in various places. #1673
434 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
435 [UX] add an exposed filter for email address to the user account list #2512
436 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
437 Backdrop release procedure enhancement #1987
438 Admin interface for manual garbage collection #2898
439 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
440 [DX][D9] Introduce a new `hook_requirements_alter()` hook, to allow altering entries defined in `hook_requirements()` implementations #6241
441 [UX] Dismissible status report messages. #4617
442 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
443 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
444 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
445 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
446 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348
447 Change the "Invalidate search index" process to a batched "Rebuild search index" #4182
448 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
449 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
450 Change the default profile on tests from Standard to Testing #4943
451 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
452 [DX] Switch to a simplified array syntax for database connection information in settings.php #2231
453 [UX] Better alignment for drop buttons. #1090
454 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
455 [A11Y] Convert core to use EM's for all @media and font-sizes #1775
456 [UX] Add responsive option to pager choice for Views and Search #6094
457 [UX] Views/Field formatter: Count #2634
458 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
459 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
460 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
461 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
462 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
463 Javascript end-to-end testing #5160
464 [UX] Add a "Back" button to the "Add block" dialog. #1644
465 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
466 link fields for in page navigation #go-to-here #1308
467 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
468 [UX] Add bulk operations (update/delete) in the URL path aliases list. #1979
469 Provide smarter default query string key names for views exposed filters #2893
470 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
471 [Meta] Available updates report not as complete as Drupal 7 report #6252
472 Add 'reverse' option to 'View result counter' #4590
473 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
474 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
475 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
476 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
477 Enable dropdown menu for menus in header block #5330
478 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
479 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
480 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
481 [UX] Allow the label (perhaps machine name too?) of fields to be edited straight from the "Manage fields" and "Comment fields" tab. #1443
482 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
483 Add a default 'posts' view to core #2152
484 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
485 Add new image style effect: mirror/flip vertically, horizontally and both. #1762
486 [DX] Allow `theme_get_setting()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6107
487 [UX] Allow limiting allowed text formats per field instance (per content type). #2615
488 [UX] Make it easier to create layouts for paths that are already assigned to be aliases for existing content. #3703
489 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
490 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
491 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
492 [SR][UX][DX] Provide a `sensitivetext` formAPI element that pulls from settings as well as state #5136
493 Re-introduce block caching support. #1619
494 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
495 [UX] Sort the image styles list in a meaningful way #2457
496 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277
497 Add function that returns default config #3251
498 Add semantic markup to layouts #1970
499 [UX] Modules Manual installation box needs to take modules names in any case #2885
500 [UX] Add visibility conditions for menu location #3867

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