Mike Herchel
@mike.herchel.com
Dad to a baddass 15yo daughter, senior front-end developer, maintainer of #Drupal core’s #CSS subsystem & default theme. Big believer in FOSS, the open web, performance, and accessibility. Founder of https://dripyard.com
https://herchel.com
https://herchel.com
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Because of AI, it's getting harder to be a public educator on the internet.
Devs are watching far fewer tutorials and buying fewer paid courses, making it financially tough for teachers.
If you like a creator's content and can spare some cash, find out how you can support them.
Devs are watching far fewer tutorials and buying fewer paid courses, making it financially tough for teachers.
If you like a creator's content and can spare some cash, find out how you can support them.
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Because of AI, it's getting harder to be a public educator on the internet.
Devs are watching far fewer tutorials and buying fewer paid courses, making it financially tough for teachers.
If you like a creator's content and can spare some cash, find out how you can support them.
Devs are watching far fewer tutorials and buying fewer paid courses, making it financially tough for teachers.
If you like a creator's content and can spare some cash, find out how you can support them.
Reposted by Mike Herchel
Still writing SASS? Or thinking about dropping it for newer CSS features? Check out Do You Still Need SASS? at FLDC. You’ll get honest answers on when SASS makes sense and when plain CSS might be your friend.
buff.ly/EMNpvWf
#FLDC26 #Drupal
buff.ly/EMNpvWf
#FLDC26 #Drupal
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Still writing SASS? Or thinking about dropping it for newer CSS features? Check out Do You Still Need SASS? at FLDC. You’ll get honest answers on when SASS makes sense and when plain CSS might be your friend.
buff.ly/EMNpvWf
#FLDC26 #Drupal
buff.ly/EMNpvWf
#FLDC26 #Drupal
HELL YEAH!!!
Good news everyone: Style queries are coming to Firefox, making them finally Baseline!
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
HELL YEAH!!!
Reposted by Mike Herchel
Look rad in your FLDC shirt.
Every attendee gets one included with registration. Soft, comfy, great fit, and proven to travel well to work, DrupalCon, weddings, and beyond.
Register by Feb 6 to lock in your size before we place the order.
buff.ly/c6eL5Hd
#FLDC26 #Drupal
Every attendee gets one included with registration. Soft, comfy, great fit, and proven to travel well to work, DrupalCon, weddings, and beyond.
Register by Feb 6 to lock in your size before we place the order.
buff.ly/c6eL5Hd
#FLDC26 #Drupal
Florida DrupalCamp
Florida DrupalCamp will be held February 20-22nd, 2026 at Florida Technical College in Orlando, FL
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Look rad in your FLDC shirt.
Every attendee gets one included with registration. Soft, comfy, great fit, and proven to travel well to work, DrupalCon, weddings, and beyond.
Register by Feb 6 to lock in your size before we place the order.
buff.ly/c6eL5Hd
#FLDC26 #Drupal
Every attendee gets one included with registration. Soft, comfy, great fit, and proven to travel well to work, DrupalCon, weddings, and beyond.
Register by Feb 6 to lock in your size before we place the order.
buff.ly/c6eL5Hd
#FLDC26 #Drupal
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Florida DrupalCamp is the kind of event that pulls people in early.
DrupalCamp Chattanooga is meeting in Orlando on Feb 19 at 6pm at Miller’s Ale House.
If you are in town early, come hang out.
buff.ly/PrcZLHX
#FLDC26 #Drupal
DrupalCamp Chattanooga is meeting in Orlando on Feb 19 at 6pm at Miller’s Ale House.
If you are in town early, come hang out.
buff.ly/PrcZLHX
#FLDC26 #Drupal
Chattanooga TN Drupal Users Group (DUG) Monthly Meetup, Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
It's become tradition that we do Feb's Drupal User Group in Orlando FL, as we are all there for Drupal Camp Florida. https://www.fldrupal.camp/ We hold it in person at Mill
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Florida DrupalCamp is the kind of event that pulls people in early.
DrupalCamp Chattanooga is meeting in Orlando on Feb 19 at 6pm at Miller’s Ale House.
If you are in town early, come hang out.
buff.ly/PrcZLHX
#FLDC26 #Drupal
DrupalCamp Chattanooga is meeting in Orlando on Feb 19 at 6pm at Miller’s Ale House.
If you are in town early, come hang out.
buff.ly/PrcZLHX
#FLDC26 #Drupal
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While we wait for contrast-color() to arrive in all browsers, these CSS-only approaches by Donnie D’Amato give us a practical way forward that we can use right now, along with lots of other knowledge on how colour works in CSS.
piccalil.li/blog/some-cs...
piccalil.li/blog/some-cs...
Some CSS only contrast options until contrast-color() is Baseline widely available
While we wait for contrast-color() to arrive in all browsers, these CSS-only approaches by Donnie D’Amato give us a practical way forward that we can use right now, along with lots of other knowledge...
piccalil.li
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
While we wait for contrast-color() to arrive in all browsers, these CSS-only approaches by Donnie D’Amato give us a practical way forward that we can use right now, along with lots of other knowledge on how colour works in CSS.
piccalil.li/blog/some-cs...
piccalil.li/blog/some-cs...
Reposted by Mike Herchel
don’t let chatgpt in the shire
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
don’t let chatgpt in the shire
Reposted by Mike Herchel
A single unclosed tag broke JavaScript on a Drupal settings page.
Mike Herchel @mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com walks through debugging DOM structure, BigPipe, and the drupalSettingsLoader.js script.
Full breakdown via TDT:
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M69XwO
##Drupal #FrontendBug #JavaScript #Debugging
Mike Herchel @mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com walks through debugging DOM structure, BigPipe, and the drupalSettingsLoader.js script.
Full breakdown via TDT:
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M69XwO
##Drupal #FrontendBug #JavaScript #Debugging
How an Unclosed HTML Tag Broke Drupal JavaScript on a Single Page
A live demo failure led to a deep dive into Drupal’s JavaScript loader, revealing how one small markup error can break an entire page.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A single unclosed tag broke JavaScript on a Drupal settings page.
Mike Herchel @mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com walks through debugging DOM structure, BigPipe, and the drupalSettingsLoader.js script.
Full breakdown via TDT:
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M69XwO
##Drupal #FrontendBug #JavaScript #Debugging
Mike Herchel @mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com walks through debugging DOM structure, BigPipe, and the drupalSettingsLoader.js script.
Full breakdown via TDT:
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M69XwO
##Drupal #FrontendBug #JavaScript #Debugging
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Drupal CMS 2.0 is OUT with full Drupal Canvas support.
Link: https://www.drupal.org/project/cms
#drupal #drupalcms
Link: https://www.drupal.org/project/cms
#drupal #drupalcms
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Drupal CMS 2.0 is OUT with full Drupal Canvas support.
Link: https://www.drupal.org/project/cms
#drupal #drupalcms
Link: https://www.drupal.org/project/cms
#drupal #drupalcms
@propublica.org FWIW, Facebook is preventing me from linking to one of your articles (other links work fine). Not sure if its a glitch, but very conspiracy-y
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
@propublica.org FWIW, Facebook is preventing me from linking to one of your articles (other links work fine). Not sure if its a glitch, but very conspiracy-y
Reposted by Mike Herchel
@mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com joined @pantheon.io’s Chris Reynolds @jazzsequence.com to unpack the future of the Drupal marketplace.
They explored component-based themes, site recipes, and the push toward faster, commercial-grade builds.
Catch the recap via TDT.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45y0Ag7
They explored component-based themes, site recipes, and the push toward faster, commercial-grade builds.
Catch the recap via TDT.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45y0Ag7
Dripyard Discusses Drupal Marketplace on Pantheon Livestream
Mike Herchel, founder of Dripyard, joined Pantheon’s Chris Reynolds in a recent livestream to discuss the evolving commercial ecosystem in Drupal. The conversation covered Dripyard’s role in the upcoming marketplace, component-driven themes, and inno...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
@mike.herchel.com of @dripyard.com joined @pantheon.io’s Chris Reynolds @jazzsequence.com to unpack the future of the Drupal marketplace.
They explored component-based themes, site recipes, and the push toward faster, commercial-grade builds.
Catch the recap via TDT.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45y0Ag7
They explored component-based themes, site recipes, and the push toward faster, commercial-grade builds.
Catch the recap via TDT.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45y0Ag7
Reposted by Mike Herchel
It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your web app than you might initially think, featuring a big honkin' table. #a11ty ericwbailey.website/published/ho...
How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app
Keyboard shortcuts occupy a strange area for web design.
ericwbailey.website
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your web app than you might initially think, featuring a big honkin' table. #a11ty ericwbailey.website/published/ho...
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Morning reminder: A11yTalks premieres today at noon ET!
We’re sharing a quick look at our milestones + 2026 roadmap, then taking questions from “The Oracle of Inclusion” (an AI prompt generator). Hope you can join us.
youtu.be/s3zFZAd1U6M
#accessibility #a11y #A11yTalks
We’re sharing a quick look at our milestones + 2026 roadmap, then taking questions from “The Oracle of Inclusion” (an AI prompt generator). Hope you can join us.
youtu.be/s3zFZAd1U6M
#accessibility #a11y #A11yTalks
Fireside chat with the AllyTalks cats | A11yTalks
Join our team for a special look at the evolution of AllyTalks. We're tracing our journey from the early days to where we are now, sharing the major milestones of the last few years and our roadmap…
a11ytalks.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Morning reminder: A11yTalks premieres today at noon ET!
We’re sharing a quick look at our milestones + 2026 roadmap, then taking questions from “The Oracle of Inclusion” (an AI prompt generator). Hope you can join us.
youtu.be/s3zFZAd1U6M
#accessibility #a11y #A11yTalks
We’re sharing a quick look at our milestones + 2026 roadmap, then taking questions from “The Oracle of Inclusion” (an AI prompt generator). Hope you can join us.
youtu.be/s3zFZAd1U6M
#accessibility #a11y #A11yTalks
Andy Blum and I will be giving a future-proof your Drupal theme training at this year's #Drupalcon Chicago!
We’ll give you three ways to upgrade your Drupal skills in one day:
🎨 Future-proof theming
🧩 Drupal 11 module development
🧱 Reusable features with Recipes
Monday, March 23 ▪️ 9:00–16:00 ▪️ DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Find out more - buff.ly/WCdycFa
🎨 Future-proof theming
🧩 Drupal 11 module development
🧱 Reusable features with Recipes
Monday, March 23 ▪️ 9:00–16:00 ▪️ DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Find out more - buff.ly/WCdycFa
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Andy Blum and I will be giving a future-proof your Drupal theme training at this year's #Drupalcon Chicago!
New blog post, where I tell the tale of how a missing broke Drupal's JavaScript 🙃
dripyard.com/blog/how-unc...
#Drupal
dripyard.com/blog/how-unc...
#Drupal
How an unclosed broke Drupal’s JavaScript | Dripyard
Sometimes you hit a bug and your brain just goes, “huh.” That was me earlier today while trying to figure out why Drupal’s JavaScript was completely broken. But only on one page. And of course, this h...
dripyard.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
New blog post, where I tell the tale of how a missing broke Drupal's JavaScript 🙃
dripyard.com/blog/how-unc...
#Drupal
dripyard.com/blog/how-unc...
#Drupal
Reposted by Mike Herchel
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
👉 paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
#react #webdev
👉 paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
#react #webdev
January 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
👉 paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
#react #webdev
👉 paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
#react #webdev
I’ll be joining a @pantheon.io livestream at 1:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 7:30pm CET to talk about Drupal’s upcoming marketplace and how @dripyard.com fits into the growing commercial ecosystem.
Join us 👉 pantheon.io/events/webin... #Drupal
Join us 👉 pantheon.io/events/webin... #Drupal
Livestream: Exploring a commercial ecosystem for Drupal | Pantheon.io
A livestream to learn about the Drupal theme marketplace Dripyard
pantheon.io
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I’ll be joining a @pantheon.io livestream at 1:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 7:30pm CET to talk about Drupal’s upcoming marketplace and how @dripyard.com fits into the growing commercial ecosystem.
Join us 👉 pantheon.io/events/webin... #Drupal
Join us 👉 pantheon.io/events/webin... #Drupal
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Firefox 147 just landed & it's pretty huge in terms of web features:
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
Firefox 147 release notes for developers (Beta) - Mozilla | MDN
This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 147 that affect developers.
Firefox 147 is the current Beta version of Firefox and ships on January 13, 2026.
developer.mozilla.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Firefox 147 just landed & it's pretty huge in terms of web features:
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
Best part of working at home
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Best part of working at home
Reposted by Mike Herchel
Hey we need to write documentation?
🦗🦗🦗
Hey we need to write an `AGENT.md` file that explains how this all works in great detail so the LLM can generate code.
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Hey we need to write an `AGENT.md` file that explains how this all works in great detail so the LLM can generate code.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Hey we need to write documentation?
🦗🦗🦗
Hey we need to write an `AGENT.md` file that explains how this all works in great detail so the LLM can generate code.
💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝
🦗🦗🦗
Hey we need to write an `AGENT.md` file that explains how this all works in great detail so the LLM can generate code.
💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝💰📝
Reposted by Mike Herchel
New #Drupal module: Dripyard Tools (2025-12-29) #PHP. See https://www.drupal.org/project/dripyard_tools
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New #Drupal module: Dripyard Tools (2025-12-29) #PHP. See https://www.drupal.org/project/dripyard_tools
Reposted by Mike Herchel
We need more vendors like this providing component libraries for #Drupal and testing Canvas with them. 🎨🧩
dripyard.com/blog/prepari...
Blog post from @mike.herchel.com 👏💡
dripyard.com/blog/prepari...
Blog post from @mike.herchel.com 👏💡
Drupal Canvas: Preparing Premium Themes for Next-Gen Page Builder
Learn how Dripyard is preparing premium Drupal themes for Canvas, the next-gen page builder. Plus upcoming webinar details and NE DrupalCamp insights.
dripyard.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We need more vendors like this providing component libraries for #Drupal and testing Canvas with them. 🎨🧩
dripyard.com/blog/prepari...
Blog post from @mike.herchel.com 👏💡
dripyard.com/blog/prepari...
Blog post from @mike.herchel.com 👏💡
[email protected] @webdevs.firefox.com @firefoxperformance.bsky.social @firefoxnightly.bsky.social
All I want for Christmas 🎄 is for ya'll to support Style Queries. So much I could do if it was cross platform. Please please please please. #CSS
Do it for Baby Jesus!
caniuse.com/css-containe...
All I want for Christmas 🎄 is for ya'll to support Style Queries. So much I could do if it was cross platform. Please please please please. #CSS
Do it for Baby Jesus!
caniuse.com/css-containe...
CSS Container Style Queries | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc
caniuse.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
[email protected] @webdevs.firefox.com @firefoxperformance.bsky.social @firefoxnightly.bsky.social
All I want for Christmas 🎄 is for ya'll to support Style Queries. So much I could do if it was cross platform. Please please please please. #CSS
Do it for Baby Jesus!
caniuse.com/css-containe...
All I want for Christmas 🎄 is for ya'll to support Style Queries. So much I could do if it was cross platform. Please please please please. #CSS
Do it for Baby Jesus!
caniuse.com/css-containe...
Reposted by Mike Herchel
Are you a #Drupal community member and have hobbies outside of Drupal? Really? 😛
Is one of those hobbies some type of crafting? 🎨✂️ If so, the Community Working Group is looking for someone to craft this year's Aaron Winborn Award… 🏆
www.drupal.org/community/cw...
Is one of those hobbies some type of crafting? 🎨✂️ If so, the Community Working Group is looking for someone to craft this year's Aaron Winborn Award… 🏆
www.drupal.org/community/cw...
Call for Makers: 2026 Aaron Winborn Award Design
The Drupal Community Working Group is seeking a community member or organization to design and create the Aaron Winborn Award for 2026. 2020 award created by Bo Shipley Each year, this award honors a ...
www.drupal.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Are you a #Drupal community member and have hobbies outside of Drupal? Really? 😛
Is one of those hobbies some type of crafting? 🎨✂️ If so, the Community Working Group is looking for someone to craft this year's Aaron Winborn Award… 🏆
www.drupal.org/community/cw...
Is one of those hobbies some type of crafting? 🎨✂️ If so, the Community Working Group is looking for someone to craft this year's Aaron Winborn Award… 🏆
www.drupal.org/community/cw...