Mike Herchel | 8th Grade Geography Bee Champion

By mherchel , 28 August, 2026

It’s time to prepare your Drupal modules for Admin’s dark mode

Drupal 12 is coming this December, and it has some big changes in store for the administration UI. In this article you'll find a guide on how to update your module to support the new Admin theme's dark mode.

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By mherchel , 20 August, 2026

I’m Joining Acquia!

Huge news! I’m joining Acquia as Lead Evangelist, Digital Marketing & Vibe Coding. I’m beyond excited about this. The job entails evangelizing Drupal, Acquia, and AI tooling to folks outside of our community.

A First Look at the DrupalCon Orlando Venue

Two weekends ago, I met up with some of the DrupalCon Orlando local planning committee at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort to check out the venue and finalize a bunch of plans.

Buy your tickets now to the DrupalCon Gala!

This is the Tuesday night event. There are no competing parties from Acquia, Pantheon, or others. In fact, they’re co-hosting alongside Palantir. The entire community will be in one place.

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By mherchel , 23 February, 2026

Fun, dancing, and contribution at Florida DrupalCamp (photos included)!

This past weekend was Florida DrupalCamp and it was the best yet (which is a tall order)! We had a full day of training on Friday, full day of sessions on Saturday, and Sunday was split between sessions and contributions.

The highlight of the weekend is always the afterparty. I’ll let the pics speak for themselves 😀

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By mherchel , 26 November, 2025

Florida DrupalCamp voted best DrupalCamp on the planet (and sessions are now open)!

We’re proud to announce that in a recent double-blind controlled survey within the Florida DrupalCamp organizers channel, Florida DrupalCamp came was selected as the best DrupalCamp on the planet!

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By mherchel , 8 September, 2025

A new chapter: Why I started Dripyard Themes

I’ve been mulling over creating a company to sell premium themes for Drupal for a year or two, which is why I decided to go in this direction. Other companies have sold Drupal themes before, but the quality has been lacking, and Drupal’s technological foundation was also lacking.

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By mherchel , 31 March, 2025

DrupalCon Atlanta pics, tidbits, & takeaways

DrupalCon Atlanta was one of my favorite ‘Cons in a long while. There’s a palpable energy in the air walking through the halls and into the sessions. In this blog post, I’m going to skip the appetizers and go right to the “meat and potatoes”.

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By mherchel , 16 January, 2025

Drupal CMS 1.0 has launched (and new puppy pics)!

Drupal CMS represents an easy button for Drupal.

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By mherchel , 3 November, 2024

Session submission open and featured speakers announced for Florida DrupalCamp 2025

Session submissions are now open for Florida DrupalCamp 2025. If you haven’t heard, FLDC is the absolute best DrupalCamp in the world!