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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 Use config for color module palettes #2554
402 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
403 [D10] Invoke hook after a site install is complete #5876
404 Add layout name in class for custom layout. #2012
405 Add filtering to path_autocomplete #4381
406 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
407 Allow install profiles to be run after site creation #1591
408 Dashboard Module: Show link to manage existing nodes of specific content type #3944
409 [UX] Change user/login to /login and /user/logout to /logout #1248
410 Provide additional permissions for the maintenance mode #3625
411 [UX] Explore the idea of converting the "Save"/"Cancel" text to links in the messages of "dirty" forms. #789
412 [WP] Media Library #3203
413 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
414 [UX] Allow reusable blocks to be made non-reusable (by cloning them into a non-reusable instance) #4303
415 [UX] Idea: Bigger "required" indicators for fields (a red ❌ next to the field) plus a red focus "halo" around the field. #5505
416 [SR] Facilitate 2FA+MultiFactor compatibility (2FA/two-factor -> MFA/multi-factor) #2788
417 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
418 [DX] Disabling a field should not update the weights of all fields #5755
419 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
420 [UX] Admin bar: Move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
421 Add a wrapper to make tables "responsive" #6008
422 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
423 [D8] Introduce a new example.settings.local.php file #4173
424 [UX] Offer option to replace the help text with a help icon that toggles its visibility (on by default on mobile). #1414
425 [UX] Block config: Prevent the user from accidentally creating conditions that never/always display a block. #1021
426 [D8] Autosave content #3426
427 [CMI] Export/Import an entire content type (or other entity type) with its fields all at once #408
428 [UX] Views: better indicate which View Displays and Sections are affected by a change #2985
429 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
430 Allow taxonomy term for layout block visibility #5612
431 [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
432 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
433 [UX] When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the "Editor" role #5885
434 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
435 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
436 [UX] Detect whether mod_rewrite is enabled (in Apache installs) and throw a warning in the clean URLs page. #1573
437 [DX] Change modals so special server whitelist is not required #3938
438 [UX] Display a Welcome page after upgrading Backdrop to the latest version #1225
439 Allow install profiles to define explicit/hard dependencies #3597
440 [UX] Hide/Show row weights should not be done globally without warning #750
441 Support tokens in Views "Global: custom text" field #3189
442 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
443 More useful tags for views #6268
444 Text area with Plain text processing doesn't display line breaks #5515
445 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
446 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
447 Status page: Provide information about the security coverage of the currently-installed minor version #5759
448 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
449 [UX] Image Library view: Dynamic number of items per page #4560
450 Group interdependent checkboxes visually #6013
451 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
452 Mobile first approach theme #4131
453 [DX] Views query should not output { and } around database table names. #1389
454 [UX] Introduce a `confirm_dialog()` function #3771
455 [UX] Allow bulk-adding/editing vocabulary terms and menu items. #1006
456 Consider using Turbolinks (or similar) as a poor-man's BigPipe #3416
457 Remove grippie; use CSS "resize" property #340
458 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
459 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
460 Separate the Term Reference field from Taxonomy module #5633
461 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
462 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
463 [DX] Form API: Allow specifying alternative configuration settings for elements using `system_settings_form()`, without having to use custom submit handler #4102
464 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
465 Allow 'Main Page Content' block to use a specific display mode #4341
466 Add a "Site Category" field to site info #1543
467 Allow install profiles to define dependencies other than modules #3926
468 [A11Y] Append the current tab in the breadcrumb (even if as an invisible element). #1535
469 [D9] Add a sub theme starter kit to Basis #3914
470 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
471 Add a Pre-upgrade analysis/report to prevent people from forgetting something #3577
472 [UX] Allow bulk deleting menu links. #732
473 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
474 [DX] Use `token_get_all()` for parsing settings*.php files rather than using regex in `backdrop_rewrite_settings()` #6297
475 Add check that active configuration directory is writable to system_requirements #5538
476 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
477 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
478 [UX] Add HTML5 Date Widget Support to Views Exposed Form #5768
479 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
480 [UX] Change layout 'Visibility conditions' links to a drop button #4529
481 [UX] Search settings: Convert the "Search items" section to a table. #3385
482 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
483 [DX] Save Dev time, make a console notice for Backdrop.behaviours #4116
484 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
485 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
486 [UX] Admin bar search: Make certain search results distinct by prefixing their immediate parent item. #1002
487 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
488 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
489 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
490 Add state_override function to core #4725
491 Provide a views filter handler for project properties #5904
492 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
493 [D8] Form API: Introduce proper #types for 'option' and 'optgroup', and make #options consistent. #4312
494 Add permission for users to be able to administer their own contact form #4292
495 [UX] Set date formats by country #1521
496 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
497 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
498 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
499 [UX] Open the field widget link in a modal #691
500 Bulk operation for scheduling publishing of multiple pieces of content. #3115

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