šŸ‘‹   Hi, I'm Mike Herchel, and I use Drupal, CSS, JavaScript, and other technologies to kick various asses throughout cyberspace. I work as a lead evangelist at Acquia, and recently founded my own company creating quality Drupal premium themes.

By mherchel , 20 August, 2026

Iā€™m Joining Acquia!

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

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By mherchel , 3 August, 2026

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.

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By mherchel , 8 September, 2025

A new chapter: Why I started Dripyard Themes

Iā€™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 Drupalā€™s technological foundation was also lacking.

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By mherchel , 31 March, 2025
DrupalCon Atlanta group photo

DrupalCon Atlanta pics, tidbits, & takeaways

DrupalCon Atlanta was one of my favorite ā€˜Cons in a long while. Thereā€™s a palpable energy in the air walking through the halls and into the sessions. In this blog post, Iā€™m going to skip the appetizers and go right to the ā€œmeat and potatoesā€.

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