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# Talking Drupal #526 - Off The Cuff: AI News,  Hooks, and Drupal 11
Today we are talking about AI News,Drupal Hooks, and Drupal 11. We’ll also cover Webform Scheduled Tasks as our module of the week.

For show notes visit:
[https://www.talkingDrupal.com/526](https://www.talkingDrupal.com/526)

## Topics
* AI in News Anchoring
* Drupal Hooks and Themes
* Adoption of Object-Oriented Modules
* Challenges with Theme Hook Orders
* Understanding Hook Ordering in Modules
* Simplifying Hook Ordering with Drupal 11.2
* Updating to Drupal 11: Considerations and Plans
* Exciting Features in Drupal 11
* Drupal Orchestration and Integration
* New England Drupal Camp Announcement
* State of Drupal Work and Future Prospects


## Resources
* [AI News Cast](https://www.today.com/video/eye-opening-look-at-how-fast-artificial-intelligence-is-advancing-250295877532)
* [Drupal Hooks](https://talkingdrupal.com/510)
* [Driesnote DrupalCon Vienna 2025 Orchestration](https://www.youtube.com/live/WNEyg3UKTVQ?si=22cCpdAFihhfo1Px&t=4143)
* [Activepieces](https://www.activepieces.com/)



## Hosts
Nic Laflin - [nLighteneddevelopment.com](https://www.nLighteneddevelopment.com) [nicxvan](https://www.drupal.org/u/nicxvan)
John Picozzi - [epam.com](https://www.epam.com) [johnpicozzi](https://www.drupal.org/u/johnpicozzi)

## MOTW
### Correspondent
Avi Schwab - [froboy.org](https://froboy.org) [froboy](https://www.drupal.org/u/froboy)
* Brief description:
    * Have you (or your client) ever wanted to get fewer webform submission emails? Do you like getting emails on a predictable schedule and not any time a user decides to fill out your form? 
    * If so, you might want to check out Webform Scheduled Tasks
* Module name/project names
    * [Webform Scheduled Tasks](https://www.drupal.org/project/webform_scheduled_tasks)
* Brief history
    * Created by mattgill on 22 November 2017
    * It has a 3.0-rc1 release available with Drupal 10 compatibility and is awaiting review of it’s automated D11 fixes.
* Maintainership
    * Its last release was in November 2023, but just a month ago I helped get Sean Dietrich approved as a new maintainer, so I’m hoping for a new release in the near future.
    * It has security coverage.
    * Tests exist to test the full functionality of the module and they are passing.
    * There is no standalone documentation, although a README is RTBC’ed. That said, the module page has a straightforward description of what the module does and how to use it, and getting it up and running is very straightforward. 
    * Number of open issues: 24 open issues, only 1 of which is a bug against the current branch. I’ll also note there are 8 issues that are RTBC, so we should be seeing some fixes forthcoming.
* Usage stats:
    * 817 sites
* Module features and usage
    * Once you enable the module, Webforms will have an additional “Scheduled tasks” configuration screen.
    * You can create a task to email all results or just the results since the last export.
    * Once you enable a scheduled task, you can set a number of options:
    * its next scheduled run and the run interval (in hours, days, weeks, etc)
    * where to email the results, in what format (JSON or CSV), whether to delete submissions after they’re sent
    * There’s also a RTBC patch to allow you to configure file names to include date-time of export, which can help the recipients keep track of the exports.
    * After that, you just sit and wait for cron to do its thing.


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Talking Drupal Episode 526: Off the Cuff - AI News, Hooks, and Drupal 11 Insights

In this off-the-cuff episode of Talking Drupal, John Picozzi and Nic Laflin discuss a range of topics including AI news, the future of Drupal hooks, and the upcoming Drupal 11. Avi Schwab joins to talk about the Web Form Scheduled Tasks module. They delve into the practical implications of AI in journalism, the state of Drupal work, and Drupal's orchestration initiatives. Tune in to hear about these engaging subjects and more!

00:00 Introduction to Talking Drupal
01:08 Module of the Week: Webform Scheduled Tasks
14:02 AI in News Anchoring
31:57 Drupal Hooks and Themes
39:09 Adoption of Object-Oriented Modules
39:24 Challenges with Theme Hook Orders
39:45 Understanding Hook Ordering in Modules
40:59 Simplifying Hook Ordering with Drupal 11.2
42:10 Updating to Drupal 11: Considerations and Plans
46:44 Exciting Features in Drupal 11
49:30 Drupal Orchestration and Integration
58:49 New England Drupal Camp Announcement
01:00:20 State of Drupal Work and Future Prospects
01:15:20 Closing Remarks and Contact Information