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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] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
402 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
403 Allow editing term machine names (a.k.a. Taxonomy Machine Name module in core) #3093
404 [UX] Some UI improvements to Book module #5331
405 Why do we need to write the entire config data within update hooks? #3347
406 Allow admin theme CSS for dialogs to be used on front-end #2659
407 [UX] Language switcher block: allow some basic customization via the block configuration form #4924
408 Create a printable Status Report #5821
409 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
410 [UX] Project installer: Clarify reason that the server does not support automatic updates #4470
411 Add mini pager option to Search module #6083
412 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
413 Add a global/standardized way to add icon to external links #4047
414 Trim textfields? #6386
415 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
416 Media: Use field mapping to automatically store metadata/EXIF info #3333
417 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
418 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
419 [UX] Create more intuitive behavior for "Customize" button to manage displays #5129
420 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
421 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
422 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941
423 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
424 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
425 Enable revisions by default / CRAP and entity revisions everywhere in core. #1465
426 Allow pseudo fields to have configurable settings #3859
427 [UX] Default drop-button action for node types should be 'manage fields' #1116
428 Ship core with a layout that uses user/% as context #3531
429 Replace user-picture.tpl.php with a theme function #555
430 [UX] Add a log-in form to the update.php page, and expose it to anonymous users ONLY when db updates are pending. #3078
431 Add a "remove" UI for modules & themes (& layouts?) #5320
432 CKEditor: Add filter to allow empty HTML tags #3269
433 Allow regions titles #2647
434 [D8][UX] Add a "Placeholder" input field to Views Exposed Filters to allow HTML5 Placeholder #4910
435 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
436 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
437 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
438 [UX] Add the ability for default layouts to be cloned (like views). #1674
439 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
440 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
441 Put all search results on a single page (with facets?) #1330
442 [DX] Form API: Provide a `'type' => 'css_classes'` form element. #3702
443 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
444 Link to all release notes between installed and recommended versions #3303
445 [UX] disable "upload" button on file widget until file has been selected #908
446 [UX] More info on field removal #3262
447 [UX] Make sidebars collapsible in Harris layout #5486
448 [DX] [BC] Deprecate, reduce use of, or remove DBTNG #61
449 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
450 [D8] Image styles: add "Convert" effect/action #5107
451 Support the call of Ukraininan government and change “Russia” to “Russia is a terrorist state” #5712
452 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
453 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
454 Entity reference 7.x-1.6 #5952
455 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
456 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
457 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
458 Create a list of all entity types under Reports. #1449
459 Search terms along with nodes #3850
460 [UX] CKEditor: Replace the "Add a caption" checkbox with a "Caption" field #1093
461 Alternative approach to translating config, using get/set #3522
462 [UX] admin bar search results should not be allowed to span further than the page height. #520
463 Provide an actual maintenance mode #3060
464 Add admin tagging API to entities, menus, etc. #5307
465 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
466 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
467 Make the 404 / 403 page setting "translatable" #4881
468 [DX] Form API: Do not require #default_value for checkboxes to be provided as an array #5836
469 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
470 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
471 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
472 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
473 Double click prevention #6393
474 Views: Filter results by matching data with current content #3683
475 [UX] CKEditor configuration: Add a label to the "button separator" button #3666
476 Add function that returns default config #3251
477 Provide `original` vocabulary to presave and update vocabulary hooks #5475
478 Define aims and outstanding technical tasks for distro support and Features-style config packages in core #99
479 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
480 [UX] Reduce Update Status module's nagging messages on admin/* pages #5083
481 [DX] Add Flush all caches > Views to admin bar #5737
482 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
483 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
484 Suggestion: Post-upgrade Summary After Drupal 7 Migration #5606
485 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
486 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
487 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
488 [UX] Make special field items (such as title, language and path alias) available in the "Manage display" tab. #1444
489 [SR] Better/safer file type validation #3830
490 Create the settings.php file if missing. #1075
491 'Manage files' view sometimes shows incorrect filename #3507
492 [UX] Move new password show/hide toggle to inside the password fields. #3046
493 [DX] Form API: Allow number fields to specify an array of suggested values (#options) #5285
494 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
495 [UX] Add a new pageless node above the "Promoted Content" block on Home page #4849
496 Provide a "System metrics" entry in the status page, to show disk space, RAM usage, and database size #5858
497 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
498 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
499 [UX] When uninstalling a module, list all things that will be lost (blocks, views, menus) in the confirmation page. #1624
500 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995

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