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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 [D8] Add a phone field type #1342
402 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
403 Layouts: Visibility conditions available when one of two required contexts are missing #4594
404 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
405 [UX] Do not reload the page when using the "Reset" button in the instant filters (modules listing and permissions page) #5910
406 [D9 feature parity] Killer feature: Fieldable Fields in core #3766
407 Simple Mode - Ability to toggle between simple and advanced admin features #4692
408 [UX] Taxonomy checkboxes/radios: Use indentation instead of dashes to denote children terms. #3292
409 [UX] Add a "Used in" column that shows layout(s)/region(s) where each menu is placed. #3407
410 [PS][D9] Dynamic Page Cache add in Backdrop core #5217
411 1.15 [UX] Follow-ups for auto menu settings in core #4251
412 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692
413 File entity setting for garbage collection #2897
414 [A11Y] Native dark mode support (at least for the Seven admin theme) #4778
415 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
416 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
417 Ability to change themes based upon a layout #6296
418 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
419 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
420 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
421 [D8] Add "Required" and "Show by default" option for "Text area with a summary" field/widget #5793
422 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
423 [DX] Add config->getData() to match config->setData() #3902
424 [DX][UX] Keyboard shortcut for admin menu search #3564
425 Move "Expanded" option for Menu Items to Block settings #5428
426 [UX] Add back the hide/show descriptions toggle in the Configuration page (/admin/config). #979
427 Add permissions to view and use button "Clear log messages" #3056
428 Link module: validate internal links and ensure protocol-less URLs can pass validation #5000
429 Allow fully deleting text formats #4013
430 [DX][BC] Replace module_load_include() with new, more generic function #206
431 [UX] Add links for quick access to editing things like the layout, theme, etc. of the current page #2626
432 Allow themes to have `config` folders #6122
433 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
434 Layout API: function to add a block to a layout region programmatically #5662
435 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
436 Enable Entity Reference in new installations #5913
437 [UX] limit field tokens on node type page to fields on that type #3752
438 [UX] install.php: Provide help text for site name #4675
439 [UX] Show result count and result range in search results #3261
440 CKEditor: consider the new Autocomplete plugin (introduced in 4.10) for addition to core. #3357
441 [D9] Users must verify email when changing user email addresses #5210
442 Add target="_blank" attribute to "Powered by Backdrop CMS" link #4230
443 [UX] Config import should search recursively for config files to import #661
444 Refactor the generation of SQL for dates and times into the database driver #2890
445 [D8] Token: Add "Safe tokens", and expose them in the admin UI #4755
446 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
447 [UX] Views: Offer an option for the pager to start counting from 1 instead of 0 #5566
448 [UX] Add help text on "uninstall modules" page /admin/modules/uninstall that modules need to be disabled first #6309
449 Setting intelligent defaults during content type fields creation #291
450 Allow the addition of Dashboard context to any layout #6182
451 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
452 Block configuration settings: Support adding IDs. #2145
453 Create a printable Status Report #5821
454 Custom/managed publishing options. #1742
455 [D8][DX] Form API: Backport D8 `html_tag` element changes #3892
456 Add HTML5 Placeholder to form inputs #3561
457 [DX] Add settings/page for contextual links settings #5404
458 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
459 [UX] Allow the admin bar to be shown/hidden via a toggle #970
460 [UX] Installer: request site configuration info (site name, admin account etc.) while the installer is running in parallel #3042
461 [DX] Support a way to declare conflicts in .info files #4993
462 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
463 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
464 [D8] Convert "Recent content" block to a View #146
465 UX Idea: Allow rewriting the output of fields on display (without having to use views or custom code). #2608
466 Consider adding print styles in core report pages, or providing a way to export them as JSON #6136
467 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
468 [UX] Side-by-side content translation UI #2438
469 [DX] Allow JS in theme .info files to optionally specify header/footer as scope (default to header for BC) #5677
470 [DX] Add CSS classes to form elements that are hidden/shown via #states. #1969
471 Auto-update `.htaccess`, `robots.txt`, or `settings.php` (when we can) #5929
472 [WP] Support HTML formatted emails in core #3727
473 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
474 Add node's 'Menu link titles' to views #3248
475 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
476 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
477 [UX] differing interface patterns for "add new" and "save order" in different places in core #573
478 Bulk delete taxonomy terms #2875
479 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
480 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
481 Add CSS (JS?) code formatting automation #5568
482 Add status report message informing about CKEditor 5 upgrade #6346
483 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
484 Update 'Syndicate' block allow selection of available feeds #2136
485 Provide a form-item-inline class to help admin forms #5829
486 [UX] do not lock the admin bar when a modal is active. #1721
487 Allow content types to be enabled/disabled via the admin UI #3883
488 [UX] Allow 'manage file' from Image Library #3544
489 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
490 [UX] Make node title a proper (sortable too) field. a.k.a. Title module in core. #933
491 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
492 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
493 [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
494 Support additional (popular) properties in the .info files of projects #119
495 DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException: Table already exists in DatabaseSchema #2585
496 [UX][A11y][D10] CKEditor toolbar configuration: allow adding/(re)moving buttons via keyboard #6159
497 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
498 Views: Autocomplete exposed filters #2423
499 [UX] Automatically sanitize the value of URL alias fields (remove preceding/trailing slashes and make sure the path is not absolute). #1957
500 Idea: allow "pinning" base themes to specific versions (to solve the issue with breaking changes in core themes) #5941

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