Disable Google Fonts

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Most reviewers say it does exactly one job well, blocking Google Fonts requests for privacy and offline speed, though a few report fonts still loading on their setup.

1. ★★★★★ trippplepain

   3.9y ago

   I put the folder in my plugins, installed the plugin and then all google fonts get banned. THX it really helps – TripPplePain Streamer and Merch – #streamer #twitch #merch #TryAngel

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2. ★★★★★ televizor

   6.5y ago

   Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ robert_n

   7.0y ago

   I tested this with WordPress 5.2.2 and the theme “Twenty Thirteen” and it works perfectly. Before the plugin was activated: 2 third party requests according to Webbkoll tester. After the plugin was activated: 0 third party requests. Thank you for this great plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ julianoe

   7.1y ago

   Good plugin to get rid of the privacy hole that is Google Fonts. I still can’t understand why it was let in the WordPress Core …I should not need a plugin for that -_-

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5. ★★★★★ Heartfullyheather

   7.5y ago

   It didn’t do anything and yes I made sure it was activated. Guess I will uninstall and try a different one.

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6. ★★★★★ simplypeachy

   7.6y ago

   Thanks to this plugin my web site no longer subjects readers to Google’s tracking and removes a possible, if unlikely, security weakness. Thanks Milan!

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7. ★★★★★ delphinworks

   8.0y ago

   Does not seem to work. Google fonts still loading. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by delphinworks.

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8. ★★★★★ ujf99

   8.2y ago

   After activation Firefox still showed a cookie coming up. Maybe it doesn’t work with child themes of 20-17.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0 Released on 23rd December 2018 Change logic when disabling font via string translation filter. Change plugin description to better explain in which situations it works. Add support for WordPress 5.0, latest version of Gu 2.0
2. — Version 1.4 Released on 28th September 2018 Remove fonts used in Gutenberg. 1.4
3. — Version 1.3 Released on 12th December 2016 Remove fonts used in Twenty Seventeen. 1.3
4. — Version 1.2 Released on 9th December 2015 Remove fonts used in Twenty Sixteen. 1.2
5. — Version 1.1 Released on 29th December 2014 Remove fonts used in Twenty Fifteen. 1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 76 languages, 15 at 90% or more

Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-12-03 50K+ → 40K+ down after 500 days in tier
2. 2023-07-22 60K+ → 50K+ down

Competes with

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Disable Google Fonts: 40K+ active installs, 4.4★ (42 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-google-fonts