Embed Google Fonts vs Disable and Remove Google Fonts

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

Embed Google Fonts

by Adrian Mörchen

Health C56

Disable and Remove Google Fonts

by fontsplugin

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

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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	Embed Google Fonts	Disable and Remove Google Fonts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 56	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	4.36★
Reviews	12	46 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	403	18.6K ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

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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.