Disable Google Fonts
by Milan Dinić · Uncategorized
Also makes 21 other plugins · 47.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disable enqueuing of fonts from Google used by WordPress core, default themes, Gutenberg, and many more.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
40K+
≈45K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google fonts”, “google web fonts” and “open sans” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 901K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2022-09-26Most 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.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2806 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2806 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| google fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google web fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| open sans your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google fonts”, “google web fonts” and “open sans” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.7y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 24 Feb 2019
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ trippplepain4.1y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ televizor6.6y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robert_n7.2y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julianoe7.3y 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 -_-
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Heartfullyheather7.6y ago
It didn’t do anything and yes I made sure it was activated. Guess I will uninstall and try a different one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ simplypeachy7.8y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ delphinworks8.1y ago
Does not seem to work. Google fonts still loading. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by delphinworks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ujf998.4y ago
After activation Firefox still showed a cookie coming up. Maybe it doesn’t work with child themes of 20-17.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — Version 1.4 Released on 28th September 2018 Remove fonts used in Gutenberg. 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Released on 12th December 2016 Remove fonts used in Twenty Seventeen. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Released on 9th December 2015 Remove fonts used in Twenty Sixteen. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Released on 29th December 2014 Remove fonts used in Twenty Fifteen. 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 76 languages, 15 at 90% or more
Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 801 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("Google Web Fonts", "Open Sans" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-03 50K+ → 40K+ down after 500 days in tier
- 2023-07-22 60K+ → 50K+ down after 799 days in tier
- 2021-05-14 70K+ → 60K+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2020-08-14 80K+ → 70K+ down after 214 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 90K+ → 80K+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2019-09-20 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1001 days in tier
- 2016-12-23 80K+ → 100K+ up after 239 days in tier
- 2016-04-28 70K+ → 80K+ up after 51 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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