Talking Drupal #520 - Dripyard

Sep 15, 2025

Mike Herschel and Andy Giles, co-founders of Dripyard, discuss their new premium Drupal theme, emphasizing its focus on accessibility and enhancing the developer experience. They share insights into the design challenges behind creating public themes and the technical advantages of their shared component library. The duo also touches on integrating features like Canvas for a smoother workflow and the importance of customization options for end-users. Plus, there’s a crucial alert about an NPM supply chain attack—don’t miss it!

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INSIGHT

Themes Reduce Drupal Front‑End Costs

DripYard sells premium Drupal themes to lower front-end costs for Drupal sites.
Mike argues themes can drastically reduce time and money compared to custom front-end work.

INSIGHT

Single Directory Components Unlock Theming

Single directory components in Drupal 10.1 let themes ship markup and be confident about styling.
That technical change made building reusable, high-quality Drupal themes practical now.

ADVICE

Prioritize Theme For Site Templates

Build themes to be the primary part of a site template because people judge sites by appearance and performance.
Plan site templates (theme + config + content) to speed mid-market adoption.

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In this episode, we are joined by special guests Mike Herchel and Andy Giles, founders of Dripyard. Dripyard is a premium Drupal theme designed to reduce the cost of ownership and enhance the developer experience for modern Drupal projects. Mike and Andy share insights into their motivation behind launching Dripyard, the detailed work that goes into creating accessible, high-quality themes, and how their themes will integrate with upcoming Drupal features like Canvas. We also discuss the module of the week, Content First, and a crucial public service announcement about a supply chain attack impacting NPM tools.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/520

Topics

Meet the Guests: Mike Herchel and Andy Giles
Module of the Week: Content First
Public Service Announcement: NPM Supply Chain Attack
Event Spotlight: Bad Camp 2025
Introducing Dripyard: A New Drupal Theme Company
The Concept and Vision Behind Dripyard
The Importance of Accessibility in Themes
Building Themes for the General Public
Supporting Drupal CMS and Canvas
Supporting Custom and Contrib Modules
Styling Challenges with Webform Module
Consulting Services for Theme Integration
Sub-Theming and Customization Options
Support and Assistance for Non-Developers
Recipes for Efficient Theme Setup
Modern CSS and JavaScript Practices
Target Audience and Market Focus
Licensing and Open Source Considerations
Final Thoughts and Contact Information

Module of the Week

with Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

Content First - The Content First module provides a simple tool for viewing the plain text content of any node without design, media, or layout distractions. It helps content teams, editors, and designers focus on what matters most: the content itself.

Whether you're drafting, reviewing, or rethinking your site's messaging, this module supports a true "content-first" approach by giving you a clean, layout-free version of your page.

Resources

Dripyard Supply Side Attack - Also this link grep -r --binary-files=text _0x112fa81 to diagnose if you've been impacted Should I Use a Carousel?

Guests

Mike Herchel mherchel Andy Giles andyg5000 dripyard.com

Hosts

John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu James Sansbury - tugboatqa.com q0rban