This Isn't the Drupal You Remember | Mike Herchel | PHPverse 2026

You can already register for next year's PHPverse: https://lp.jetbrains.com/phpverse-2026/#dont-miss-the-next-phpverse Drupal has long carried a reputation: powerful, secure, and endlessly flexible, but also complex, difficult, and slow to adopt. But over the past several years, Drupal has been quietly reinventing itself. In this session, we'll explore what's driving Drupal's resurgence – from component-driven development and the new Canvas page-building experience to Drupal CMS and its rapidly growing marketplace ecosystem. We'll look at how modern PHP and AI-powered workflows are helping teams build faster without sacrificing quality or flexibility. This is not the Drupal you remember. You will leave with a clear picture of where Drupal stands today, why it's positioned to thrive in an agentic world, and why it’s worth a serious second look. #php #oss #webdev #programming #coding