Talking Drupal

Today we are talking about World Cancer Day, how they use Drupal, and why Drupal was the right choice with our guests Charles Andrew Revkin & Diego Costa. We'll also cover PDFa11y as our module of the week.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/544
Topics
What Is World Cancer Day
Why UICC Uses Drupal
Diego Joins the Project
Multilingual Strategy at Scale
Drupal Architecture and AI Tools
Vetting AI Moderation and Summaries
AI Disclosure and Review
Traffic Spikes and Scaling
Drupal Stack and React Apps
Campaign Theme United by Unique
Yearly Content and Three Year Cycle
Drupal Community and Open Access
Custom AI Modules and Azure
Future Improvements and AI Tagging
Story Submission Formats
Prevention PSA and Wrap Up
Resources
World Cancer Day
Union for International Cancer Control
Guests
Diego Costa - 1xinternet.com diegofcosta
Charles Andrew Revkin - worldcancerday.org revkin
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Steve Wirt - civicactions.com Swirt
MOTW
Correspondent
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to check PDF files for accessibility, as they're uploaded to your Drupal site? There's a module for that.

Module name/project name: PDFa11y

Brief history How old: created in Feb 2026 by Joshua Mitchell (joshuami), a friend of this podcast
Versions available: 1.0.1, which works with Drupal 10.2 and 11

Maintainership Actively maintained
Security coverage in process
Test coverage
Number of open issues: none

Usage stats: 0 sites

Module features and usage With the PDFa11y module installed, you can set its configuration, including whether to enable or disable automatic checking on upload, whether to block uploads that fail checks or just show warnings, a minimum PDF version requirement, and which accessibility checks to run
The module also sets creates three new permissions, Administer PDF accessibility settings, Run PDF accessibility checks, and View PDF accessibility report
Each PDF media item has an "Accessibility" tab where anyone with the necessary permissions can view the check results
Under the hood PDFa11y uses the smalot/pdfparser library to extract data from PDF files
Many sites rely on PDFs to make available content that they aren't able to migrate directly into Drupal content, so making sure that doesn't introduce its own accessibility regressions is an important step

Today we are talking about The Good and the Bad of AI , How our panel feels about AI , and you guessed it more AI with guest Scott Falconer. We'll also cover Field Widget Actions as our module of the week.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/542
Topics
AI and Social Isolation
How We Use AI
Friction and Independence
Stack Overflow Debate
Collaboration and Team Culture
Is AI Inevitable
AI Hype Meets Costs
Adoption Cooling Signals
Pricing Inequality Risks
Open Source and PRs
Requirements and LLMs
Easy Tools Not Always Right
Juniors Learning and Patterns
Human Value and Ambiguity
Losing Cognitive Endurance
AI vs Social Media
Uniquely Human Skills
Resources
Stack overflow
Guests
Scott Falconer - managing-ai.com scott-falconer
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Catherine Tsiboukas - mindcraftgroup.com bletch
MOTW
Correspondent
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to enhance the Drupal content editing experience by allowing site builders to attach actionable buttons directly to field widgets on entity forms? There's a module for that.

Module name/project name: Field Widget Actions

Brief history How old: created in Oct 2025 by Artem Dmitriiev (a.dmitriiev) of 1x Internet, a founding member of the AI Initiative
Versions available: 1.0.0-alpha1 and 1.3.0, both of which works with Drupal 10.3 and 11.1 or newer

Maintainership Actively maintained
Security coverage
Test coverage
Documentation - includes Markdown files that explain how to set up and extend its capabilities
Number of open issues: 12 open issues, 4 of which are bugs

Usage stats: 24 sites

Module features and usage With this module installed, a site builder can attach action buttons to form fields in Drupal entity forms, for example for creating nodes or taxonomy terms
What happens when you click a button depends on what processor you associate with it, and the settings you configure for the processor. Processors can be provided by other modules, like AI or ECA.
For example, you could attach a button to a tags field that when clicked will send the content of the body field to an AI agent that will return a set of suggested tags. Or, you could have it trigger an ECA model for a more deterministic flow
This is all done using a plugin framework implemented by Field Widget Actions, so you also create your own custom processors to be used with action buttons
One of the things that got me excited about working with the team behind Augmentor AI was the approach that module used to make AI something a user would manually trigger, and then can curate before the suggestions are saved. Field Widget Actions allows that same approach to be implemented with the AI ecosystem that is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to the team involved with Drupal's AI Initiative
It's worth noting that Field Widget Actions used to be a submodule of the AI project, so if you're using a version of that older than 2.0, you may already have Field Widget Actions available in your codebase

Today we are talking about Mautic, marketing automation, and its history with Drupal with guest Ruth Cheesley. We'll also cover Mautic ECA as our module of the week.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/541
Topics
What Is Mautic?
Self-Hosting and Data Ownership
Who Uses Mautic + Personalization
Mautic's History with Drupal
How Drupal Integrate Mautic
Orchestration in Mautic
Privacy & Compliance: GDPR Tools, Consent, and Do-Not-Contact Controls
Hosting Options
Advanced Segmentation
Points-Based Lead Scoring
Validating Segments
Using Points to Boost
Common Mautic Adoption Pitfalls
Getting Support
The Future with AI
AI and Open Source Maintenance
Mautic Sustainability & Fundraising
How to Contribute
Resources
Mautic
Mautic Integration
Advanced Mautic Integration
Talking Drupal #343 - Marketing Automation with Mautic
Managed hosting, 40% goes to the community
Mautic/Drupal case study and presentation on that from our conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0SkfeHTLK8
https://mautic.org/case-study/inagro/

GDPR cleanup jobs to remove old data
Anonymization tasks to comply with specific laws (eg CCPA)
Anonymize IP setting
Proposal to overhaul all things privacy and streamline experience for marketers - currently seeking funding, planning to ship in Mautic 9
Mautic contribution docs
Testing PRs: inlcuding local setup guide
Low/no-code tasks board
Thanks Dev
Ecosystems
Guests
Ruth Cheesley - ruthcheesley.co.uk RCheesley
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Catherine Tsiboukas - mindcraftgroup.com bletch
MOTW
Correspondent
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to integrate Mautic marketing automation into your Drupal website, using ECA? There's a module for that.

Module name/project name: Mautic ECA

Brief history How old: created in Jun 2025 by Abhisek Mazumdar (abhisekmazumdar) of Dropsolid
Versions available: 1.0.6 which works with Drupal 10 and 11

Maintainership Actively maintained
Documentation - detailed README
Number of open issues: 1 open issues, which is not a bug

Usage stats: 3 sites

Module features and usage With the module installed, your ECA models can respond to Mautic webhooks, and can also make use of new actions to give you CRUD capabilities (Create, Read, Update, or Delete) for contacts and segments within ECA
Mautic ECA declares the Mautic API module as a dependency, and you need to use it to set up an API connection, and to define any webhooks you want to use in your models
It's worth noting that the maintainers of Mautic ECA also seem to be involved with a number of other modules in the Mautic API ecosystem, including Mautic Personalization, as well as Mautic Content Provider, which can expose Drupal content for use in Mautic, for example to include in emails

Join Karen Horrocks and Stephen Musgrave as they introduce the upcoming non-profit summit at DrupalCon 2026 in Chicago. In this comprehensive fireside chat, they explore how AI can be integrated to serve a nonprofit's mission, plus the dos and don'ts of AI implementation. Hear insights from leading nonprofit professionals, learn about the variety of breakout sessions available, and discover the benefits of Kubernetes for maximizing ROI. Whether you're a developer, content editor, or a strategic planner, this session is crucial for understanding the future of nonprofit operations with cutting-edge technology.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/cafe015
Topics
Introduction
Meet Karen & Stephen
Karen's Journey to Nonprofit Work
Deep Dive into Drupal and Nonprofit Websites
Capella's Approach to Continuous Improvement
Nonprofit Summit Overview
Exploring Summit Themes: AI and Resiliency
Digital Sovereignty and Ethical Considerations
Additional Breakout Sessions and Topics
Community Engagement and Registration Details
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Stephen Musgrave
Stephen (he/him) is a co-founder, partner and Lead Technologist at Capellic, an agency that build and maintains websites for non-profits. Stephen is bullish on keeping things simple – not simplistic. His goal is to maximize the return on investment and minimize the overhead in maintaining the stack for the long term.
Stephen has been working with the web for over 30 years. He was initially drawn to the magic of using code to create web art, added in his love for relational databases, and has spent his career building websites with an unwavering commitment to structured content.
When Stephen isn't at his desk, he's often running to and swimming in Barton Springs Pool, getting a bit too wound-up at Austin FC games, and playing Legos with his little one.
Karen Horrocks
Karen (she/her, karen11 on drupal.org and Drupal Slack) is a Web and Database Developer for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research.
Karen began her career as a government contractor at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center developing websites to distribute satellite data to the public. She moved to the nonprofit world when the Physicians Committee, an organization that she supports and follows, posted a job opening for a web developer. She has worked at the Physicians Committee for over 10 years creating websites that provide our members with the information and tools to move to a plant-based diet.
Karen is a co-moderator of NTEN's Nonprofit Drupal Community. She spoke on a panel at the 2019 Nonprofit Summit at DrupalCon Seattle and is helping to organize the 2026 Nonprofit Summit at DrupalCon Chicago.
Resources
Nonprofit Summit Agenda: https://events.drupal.org/chicago2026/session/summit-non-profit-guests-must-pre-register
Register for the Summit (within the DrupalCon workflow): https://events.drupal.org/chicago2026/registration
Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty: https://dri.es/funding-open-source-for-digital-sovereignty
NTEN's Drupal Community of Practice Zoom call (1p ET on third Thursday of the month except August and December): https://www.nten.org/drupal/notes
Nonprofit Drupal Slack Channel: #nonprofits on Drupal Slack
Guests
Karen Horrocks - karen11 www.pcrm.org
Stephen Musgrave - capellic capellic.com