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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 [UX] Improve the "Required by: Field type(s) in use..." info in modules page. #850
402 Transliteration: smarter "retroactive" transliteration of existing file names. #1506
403 [UX] Add parent menu selector to menu add/edit link form #6390
404 [UX][DX] provide utility functions to retrieve field labels #3620
405 Enabling Backdrop-only required modules (e.g., Entity Plus) during upgrade from D7 #5499
406 [UX][D10] Show bulk operations only when items have been selected, and hide filters when that happens #4701
407 [UX] Layout UI: Visibility conditions: URL path: Allow browsing and selecting pages. #1129
408 [UX] Views save/cancel buttons are at the top right #3054
409 [DX] Provide a way to retrieve default/OOTB config values #4262
410 Preview of menu machine name is inaccurate while adding a menu #5807
411 [UX] Layout path selection: Make it more user friendly #2618
412 [UX] Provide an option to sort the keys/values of the options select form elements #5823
413 [UX] List modules that need to be enabled on the config sync page #2604
414 Expand the "Global settings" fieldset when creating new fields #5345
415 Allow to filter interface translation for "context" with "contains" (LIKE) #4940
416 [UX] Breadcrumb should include Primary/Secondary tabs #2260
417 [DX] Introduce a new `#` placeholder for `format_string()`, that formats user-facing text as code #6191
418 Redirect UI: Separate internal paths/aliases vs external URLs. #1803
419 [META][D8][UX] Convert all confirmation pages to confirmation dialogs instead. #3769
420 [UX] Auto Updates for security/modules #414
421 [UX] Allow switching the menu being used for a menu block. #3410
422 [DX] Add entity_get_bundles() as a convenient method for getting the label of a bundle. #3243
423 Allow limiting access to menu items per-role #4465
424 Allow Link fields to be restricted to only internal or external URLs #5678
425 [UX] Redirect from system path to alias (GlobalRedirect in core) #2871
426 [DX][D8] Provide a single command to install & run Backdrop #4040
427 Improve Instant Search Reset on Modules and Permissions Page #5933
428 [A11Y] UX Fields to add html tag Attributes for fields, menu links and blocks #5158
429 [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
430 [DX] Add contrib and custom directories to the docroot/modules directory. #1996
431 [DX] Provide an easy way to add classes to the wrapper tags of form elements #3917
432 VBO: option for separate button per action & option to override labels #802
433 [PS] Use signatures instead of the form cache #1470
434 Double click prevention #6393
435 Offer to remove module dependencies that are no longer needed #3582
436 Provide an option to customize text for the "required" indicator and validation error for fields. #5507
437 [UX] Maximum upload size should be an integer element #1120
438 [D9][UX] Add a user-friendly parent menu browser in the content add/edit form. #3029
439 More replacement tokens for node urls #4239
440 Improve 'Last updated' date shown when installing modules. #4224
441 [UX] Either get rid of MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM or change the way it works in a way that fixes UX WTFs #5834
442 [UX] User "locked" in the authorize.php page #2580
443 Dashboard: Add a Configuration Manager widget #5322
444 Extend the "Hide path display" feature ("page-less nodes") to other core entities #4912
445 Add permission "Clear log messages" #2242
446 Allow opening block configuration forms on their own page (not in a modal) #1659
447 Make l() to call theme('link') when possible #6194
448 [UX] Project Installer: Make the sorting options responsive. #1779
449 [UX] Better Menu permissions #384
450 Backdrop needs a "related posts" feature #1317
451 [D8] Views Content Cache #3399
452 Allow copying settings from other content types when adding an existing field #3229
453 Change message to "Your comment has been updated" on comment update #5701
454 [UX] Fix hook_update_dependencies() so it won't skip necessary updates #2852
455 [D7] Add alt and title fields for the image file type? #4007
456 Add a form API element for `image` that includes image type and size validators natively. #5946
457 [UX][DX] When a module is enabled, automatically set a message containing the link to configure #5135
458 [UX] Clarify Field Type choices on Field Settings page #2508
459 [A11Y][UX] Admin bar: Allow navigation by keyboard arrows (besides Tab/Shift+Tab) #1982
460 Add display of file details to the 'manage file' form. #3904
461 [UX] Move the confirmation dialog for deletion of nodes to a modal. #769
462 Idea: Provide code names for major Backdrop releases #1458
463 Add ability to configure inline image upload path with global/ site tokens #6401
464 Add allowed_values_function to list field UI #3565
465 [D8] Add Breakpoints in core #4669
466 [UX] Redesign the Themes page #1103
467 [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
468 [UX] Refine permissions for Field UI #1079
469 Add custom block option to follow the translation system easily #2991
470 [D8] Keep a snapshot of configuration directory in database #4212
471 Introduce `entity_goto()` shortcut for `backdrop_goto()` on Entity paths #5838
472 [D8][DX] Allow themes to declare dependencies on modules and layout templates #5316
473 Add a localization concept for user-provided strings to core #4894
474 [UX] Project Installer: On each cron run, pull and cache locally a project list from b.org #2193
475 [UX] Cannot access menu items in too long menus when the menu is set to stick at the top of the page. #1003
476 [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
477 Add hook_field_schema_alter() #6208
478 [UX] Image styles: make crop and scale+crop effects smart. #1774
479 Convert /admin/content/book to a View #3735
480 Add more HTML5 elements for dates #326
481 Consider converting the watchdog list to a view. #1302
482 [WP] Media Library #3203
483 [WP][UX] Use admin-theme for Log In form #4410
484 [D10] Views: (even more) responsive grid format #5719
485 [A11Y] Switch Admin Bar to using Smart Menus #2809
486 Redirects write to json files? #4001
487 [D7] Provide method to get the pager's element ID #5958
488 CKEditor5 Sections #5115
489 Prevent users from accidentally exposing their email addresses by using it for their username #2486
490 Add support for CKEditor 5 (CKEditor 4 becomes EoL in 2023) #4122
491 Allow display settings for book navigation #1976
492 Installer module should check for file-write permissions #3893
493 [UX] Consider moving operations out of their drop-buttons on wide screens. #733
494 [UX] File Field UI redesign. #1445
495 [DX] CMI: see if we can make those "storage" numbers in .json files less cryptic. #3562
496 [WP][SR] Add email obfuscator to core #3270
497 [D9] Date: allow setting MIN and MAX dates, only past dates, or only future dates, or both #4648
498 Support SVG in Image Library #5541
499 Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages #4621
500 Put Backdrop JS Object at the bottom of the HTML Document #1051

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