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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 Add cropping to default image styles #5590
402 Add ability to edit a revision's message #5861
403 Configuration manager to offer choices when config staging folder includes files #6383
404 [D7] Add setting for which roles can be assigned #4437
405 [UX] Move non-displayed pseudo fields to vertical tab or group on "Manage fields" page #4002
406 Prepend the content type name in the "Permissions" vtab permission names when creating a content type. #1539
407 Provide an option to make language required for nodes (do not allow language = "none"). #673
408 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
409 [UX] Allow cloning any user role (along with its permissions) #3813
410 Database log message is truncated at 56 characters and not configurable #5553
411 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
412 Better handling of location in locale source #3451
413 Create a field_storage_exists() function #5180
414 Optimize `views_handler_field_field()` to only load full entities if needed #2104
415 [UX] Layout UI: Collapsible block groups. #1691
416 Allow Access to Image Library for Core Hero Block #5739
417 [UX] Idea: replace the various options for registering/canceling user accounts with a set of permissions #6163
418 [UX] Search block: Provide options to render either as a separate field/button, or as a searchbar #4652
419 Include Link Sanitize tests from D7 contrib module #5613
420 [UX] Support importing D7 views exports (at least in the 1.x cycle) #4213
421 Basis: Update box-sizing method #4208
422 Optimize core book module via book_cache port #976
423 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
424 [D8] Port and merge Internationalization Views in core #1375
425 [PS] Set cache lifetime to 1 year for static assets #3937
426 Content creation page cleanup #202
427 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
428 [WP][SR] Dedicated "Privacy & security" section under "Configuration" #3624
429 Enhanced Float-Value Display Options #5379
430 Provide a mechanism to load low-level backends #2383
431 Link module: Provide an option to allow for a predefined list of static titles #4970
432 Allow form elements for updates in update.php #1912
433 The farbtastic color picker is unmaintained since 2017 - replace with a modern/maintained alternative #5598
434 Add global site logo token #5871
435 [UX] Provide some help text about temporary files in the "Manage files" form #6388
436 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995
437 Allow a layout to be selected on additional paths. #1528
438 [D8] Trim summary on word boundary #599
439 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
440 [UX] Rename "Configuration" to "Settings" #1161
441 [UX] Add information about removed modules to the uninstall page #3779
442 [DX] Add a helper function for messaging after saving settings forms #1364
443 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
444 [UX][D8] Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
445 Ability to include module configuration in config recipe even if config already exists #5173
446 [META] [UX] Add more Display Suite features #2084
447 [DX][D9] Add the ability to deprecate the name (and value?) of entries in settings.php #5740
448 Add content type name as a part of a new field name suggestion #6172
449 Consolidate user links on admin bar #4643
450 Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled #5983
451 Make new field labels visible by default #6192
452 Allow anonymous users to use a SESSION variable to set timezone #4612
453 [DX] Add `#indentation` property to FAPI elements. #5999
454 [DX][D8] Allow config files to have dependencies #4188
455 Remove the "Layout" part from the layout names in the layouts list. #945
456 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
457 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360
458 Allow user to set custom background color on core hero block #3918
459 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
460 [DX] hook_field_*_settings_form() should have $form and $form_state parameters #3590
461 Add more properties to project .info files... Initial Release date, Current Release Date, Categories, D7 base module or theme if any #5367
462 [UX] Add a requirements warning when site_mail domain doesn't match. #2364
463 [D7] Tokens missing from Backdrop core. This issue was considered major in D7. #4952
464 [D8][SR] Add the ability to block IP addresses (feature parity with Drupal). #1878
465 Better styling for UI links in book module #5609
466 [D8][DX] Provide a generic 'entity_autocomplete' Form API element #5879
467 [UX] Reduce the size of the potentially unwieldy parent link selector on content type and content edit pages #6392
468 [UX] When there is only one menu item in a section, don't list #4386
469 [UX] Add a `kitchen sink` of options to the Filtered text format #1520
470 Use data-* to check modules dependencies before submit #565
471 [D8][A11Y] ALT attributes should be enabled by default on new fields and have an option to set ALT and TITLE attributes as required #3006
472 [DX] Add a Production/Development Toggle to core. #1144
473 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for enabling/uninstalling modules to a modal. #3770
474 [BC] Decide on best way to make improvements to the CSS for core without breaking existing sites #4167
475 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
476 Add option to Views for hiding empty blocks #3411
477 [UX] Flexible templates: Replace the single "Add row" button with multiple ones #5166
478 Move the file `description` column to file_managed table. #2070
479 Allow user/module to disable theme_debug for particular templates or modules #5746
480 Status page: Show information about supported image types by GD #5760
481 Config override in settings.php file doesn't work for permissions #6193
482 [SR] Add a minimum length setting for passwords #4589
483 [DX] Support #attributes in theme_help() and theme_more_help_link() #6007
484 Request to add a link to project pages for modules on Functionality page #4179
485 Add warnings in site status page (end elsewhere?) to remove contrib module folders if added to core. #915
486 [WP] Media Library #3203
487 [DX] [CMI] Add a site-wide concept of storage state (like ctools) #1345
488 [UX] Display a reminder to uninstall modules after disabling them #3911
489 [D8] Ensure that entries are written to watchdog table #63
490 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
491 Contact form message templates edited via the UI #3568
492 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
493 [DX][BC] Deprecate `module_exists()` and add a `project_exists()` function #2337
494 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
495 [UX] Project Browser should run some pre-flight checks #1858
496 Add a check for missing modules or dependencies #5625
497 Add filtering to the List Views page like the filtering that existed in D7 #5896
498 [DX] Backward compatibility in theme_item_list() #6398
499 Display default views on a separate tab #4369
500 [UX] Make it easy to find newly-added modules on the modules page #532

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