Disable and Remove Google Fonts vs Self-Hosted Google Fonts

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Disable and Remove Google Fonts

by fontsplugin

Health A87

Self-Hosted Google Fonts

by asadkn

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Disable and Remove Google Fonts Self-Hosted Google Fonts

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Disable and Remove Google Fonts	Self-Hosted Google Fonts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	30K–40K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.36★	4.55★ ✓
Reviews	46 ✓	40
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	8.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	20.9K ✓	711
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Disable and Remove Google Fonts Self-Hosted Google Fonts

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.