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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 Allow the values of list field types to be pulled from a view. #1677
402 [DX] Allow `config_get()` to return a default value - like `settings_get()` and `update_variable_get()` do #6108
403 [UX] Hide redundant items in Node Edit form. #3705
404 One click install for digitalocean #5628
405 Easier/better way to revert Views' settings #4368
406 Add an "unsorted" indicator to table columns #5221
407 [UX] Manage display: use the 'dirty' form flag when field settings are changed, in order to indicate that the form needs to be saved. #927
408 Allow Views to be grouped in Admin Menu #5895
409 [UX] Display a warning message when editor changes from Full HTML to something else #4807
410 [UX] Convert the "Install from a URL" text field to a text area to allow installing multiple projects in one go. #1561
411 [UX] [DX] Move the user page to a separate module #109
412 [DX] Add a `project_get_info` helper function. #2385
413 [D7] Support summaries in CKEditor or introduce a teaser break plugin #1222
414 [WP] Add the ability to schedule config changes #3185
415 Add options to Block Name in Views #1880
416 Admin UI: denote settings that may be overridden in settings.php #3856
417 [UX] Decrease size of help text input textareas #2747
418 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
419 [META][UX] Better "Recent content" block #4576
420 Ship core with a layout that uses node/% as context #3530
421 Telemetry: Collect the Server Application Programming Interface (SAPI) #5449
422 [A11Y][D9] Provide a "Visually hidden" option for the display of field labels #5766
423 Showcase core features during install #4138
424 Filter module: Add a data-path-id for internal links to make it easier to track and update internal paths #5004
425 [META] [UX] Provide a instant search/filter UI interface pattern for listing pages and enhance existing ones. #503
426 [D8] Date fields: Support both future/past dates at the same time with the "time ago" formatter #6021
427 Get Designer Input on BackdropCMS 'Out of the Box' appearance #5581
428 [UX] Add the ckeditor spell-check plugin #2071
429 Allow title callbacks to return unsanitized text (after being run through t()) #2974
430 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
431 Add an upgrade path from Admin Menu to Admin bar #3687
432 [UX] Allow the "Book outline" vertical tab in the content create/edit form to be hidden from users with the "Administer book outlines" permission #3638
433 Upgrade UI module (similar to Migrate UI in D8) to help with moving from D7 #4345
434 As view fields, titles for Pageless nodes show links even for those without access. #5214
435 [UX] Fix caching of favicons #898
436 [DX] Allow `language_list()` to output select list `#options` with both the native and the non-native language labels #5901
437 When using a term reference field only show the term options that are in the current language #4774
438 [UX] Add # anchors to vtabs. #1537
439 Replace content translation with entity translation (and add an upgrade path) #52
440 [UX] Add a site-wide "E-mail address(es) to notify" setting #2365
441 [UX] Add a default Taxonomy (tag/category) layout #1164
442 Expose breakpoints as a visibility option for blocks and layouts. #2347
443 Ability to specify absolute or relative links only in Link fields #1158
444 [D8] Allow image fields to use any extensions the current image toolkit supports #3136
445 Layouts: Allow tokens to be used in custom page titles. #1860
446 [UX][DX] Show location of config files on status report #3839
447 Create new form that wraps the "file/add" and "Media Library Selector" forms for re-use #2720
448 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
449 [DX] Support some basic markdown-flavoured formatting in t() #4535
450 [UX] Add content title match as search relevancy factor #3517
451 Allow modules to provide flexible template row styles #5427
452 Provide a list of "Enabled Modules" somewhere to help with debugging #5791
453 [PS] Add `webp` to default extensions on new image fields (if supported) #4998
454 [UX] Remove the textarea_with_summary field type #490
455 [D10] Views page displays: Provide a new option to use the admin theme #6025
456 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization in core (feature parity with D8). #1374
457 Allow comments to be attached to any entity type #2048
458 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
459 Add an upgrade path from block class module backdrop core. #3682
460 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
461 [UX] Allow a field HTML ID to be set as target in theme_token_tree_link() #4316
462 Telemetry: Collect actual OS, not only type #5199
463 Allow tokens to be used in the default value of fields. #885
464 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
465 Deprecate watchdog() #4749
466 [UX] Use Javascript to complete block Admin label fields based on Display title #1523
467 Replace taxonomy_index with taxonomy_entity_index #103
468 [UX] Allow multiple screenshots for modules themes and layouts #1517
469 [UX] Layout deletion confirmation form: add more explanation and options #5511
470 Views: improve the "last" link of pagers #2332
471 [UX] Allow image styles to be ordered/sorted. #1141
472 Allow admins to unblock someone easily without having to go into the database #3111
473 [UX][WP][D8] Allow the admin bar to be docked in various sides of the screen #1842
474 Garbage collection deletes files if they are inserted where filter can't find them. #3826
475 [UX] Admin bar: Consider replacing the home button with a "Back to site" button. #2709
476 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
477 [D9] Add menu link support into views #4505
478 [UX] Edit view from Layout blocks page #3501
479 [PS][D9] Acquia Site Studio Visual Page Builder with a front-end, drag and drop user interface #5403
480 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
481 [UX] Add the ability to make any standard layout template a flexible one #4114
482 Create pseudo tokens to extend various functionality in text formatters ex :nolink #4992
483 [UX] Turn the installer into a 1-minute installer #467
484 [DX] Remove unused item attributes (per delta) on fields #1352
485 [UX] Views: Make the "Label for "Any" value" a text field and have it be configurable per view and per exposed filter within each view. #2033
486 [UX] timezone drop-down should group timezones by continent #2928
487 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
488 Translation of taxonomy terms #4720
489 Provide the option for not displaying URL settings #3664
490 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
491 User roles form: Replace the "Required" column with a useful "Description" column #5179
492 Views advanced settings: Only one page region, but still a drop-down. #852
493 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
494 Add state_override function to core #4725
495 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
496 [UX] Allow site admins to specify which menu is to be used in the admin bar. #5519
497 [DX] Allow nested form elements to be attached to radio and checkbox options. #2304
498 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
499 [UX] Mobile project browser: decrease amt of scrolling needed on Mobile #3097
500 [UX] Layout UI: Template radios: the way we indicate a "selected" template is too subtle (and same as the hover-over indication). #1824

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