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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 Simplify Layout configuration #5592
402 [UX] Maintenance mode: Do not render the "Create new account" tab, the navigation menu and the account menu when in the "Log in" or "Reset password" pages. #2529
403 [UX] Consolidate database-related information in the status report page, and add some basic db usage metrics #5864
404 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
405 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
406 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
407 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
408 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
409 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
410 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
411 [UX] Dashboard block to highlight recent and notable bug fixes or feature updates #5438
412 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
413 [UX] Allow reordering of layouts from main Layouts page #5411
414 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
415 [UX][D8] Make position of #description (help text) configurable via the API #1403
416 Can we add a class to the admin tabs? #4207
417 [SEO][META] Provide some basic SEO meta tags OOTB #4995
418 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
419 Allow altering image style urls #5745
420 [UX] Contact module: Rename "categories" to "recipient groups" in the admin UI - allow customizing the label of the field in the public-facing form #5992
421 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
422 Store entity bundle in comment table #2046
423 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
424 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
425 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
426 Custom Block contextual link #4390
427 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
428 [DX][D9] Telemetry: gather Server Timing performance metrics #5183
429 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
430 More useful tags for views #6268
431 [WP] Add URL Alias as machine name-like field to node titles #3993
432 Add new PR template, with reminder to reference an issue #5605
433 Bring back the initial functionality of _field_write_instance function #5875
434 [UX] [WYSIWYG] Consider adding a side-by-side live preview for the editor. #985
435 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
436 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
437 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
438 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
439 Add option to run-test.sh to allow skipping troublesome tests. #4607
440 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
441 [PS] Optimize menu_navigation_links_rebuild() #5389
442 Make Backdrop misconfiguration messages friendlier #6110
443 [DX] Introduce a `config_delete()` function, and improve/fix documentation around config deletion. #4186
444 Apply image style to default picture #4976
445 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
446 [DX] Introduce a server-side conditional system (to possibly replace `#states`) #5750
447 Add 'Field HTML Trim' to core #6001
448 [DX] Make certain field values and entity properties available during save. #2032
449 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
450 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
451 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
452 [UX] Provide options-element-like UI for the "Style List" text area for text formats #4385
453 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
454 Add a new core theme #5175
455 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
456 Consolidate maintenance-related settings either in $state or $config #4723
457 [A11Y] Add `role="main"` attribute to primary content region in each Layout template #5610
458 [UX] Admin Bar: Add a single, centralized point of entry for adding content, files, user accounts etc. #5884
459 [UX] Provide an instant search filter for the Configuration page (/admin/config). #978
460 [UX] Add an admin preview of the type of menu for menu blocks in the "Manage blocks" page. #2325
461 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
462 [UX] Rename "taxonomy" to "Categorization" in the user interface #203
463 [D8][UX] Merge Special Menu Items module functionality in core (allow <nolink> and <separator> menu items). #1840
464 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
465 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
466 [UX] Layouts: Visibility conditions (and contexts): Entity ID text fields with autocomplete fields (or entity browser?). #1822
467 [DX][META] Introduce functions similar to views_get_views_as_options() for other things #3545
468 [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
469 [SEO][WP] Text formats: Introduce new filter to enable native browser-level loading=lazy attribute for images added to text areas. #4587
470 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
471 Is the Admin Menu z-index value high enough? #5372
472 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115
473 Add permissions for viewing blocked user account profiles (and/or their content) #6123
474 [UX] Add path settings to file pages #4176
475 Make "Compose tips" (long version of tips) for text formats discoverable from "Formatting options" fieldset #4953
476 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
477 [UX][DX] Status report page: Provide filters/categories that apply to various personas #5758
478 Introduce some missing permissions that allow global actions on files #6012
479 [UX] CKEditor/Rich text editor image sizing needs to be optional. #2010
480 Installer should check digital signatures when downloading a package #3714
481 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
482 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
483 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
484 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
485 [UX] Flexible templates UI: Allow "visual" region width changing, using left/right drag handles, and width indicators #5167
486 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
487 [UX] Add help text and improve the UI to clarify things around layout templates #6314
488 One click install for digitalocean #5628
489 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
490 [UX] Views UI: in place rearrange of fields, filter and sort criteria. #963
491 VBO: Allow bulk enabling/disabling comments on existing content. #2297
492 Allow some markup in views descriptions. #3885
493 Convert the taxonomy listing and feed at /taxonomy/term/%term to Views #145
494 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
495 Add an option (checkbox) in the layout settings for "Page title type" that enables/disables appending the " | [site-name]" part to the page <title>. #1790
496 [UX] Use "Configure" icons instead of the full word #3539
497 [UX] Allow the user to change their mind about manually entering a machine name... #1608
498 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
499 [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
500 [D8] Allow forms to set custom validation error messages on required fields #5348

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