Embed Google Fonts
by Adrian Mörchen · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 2 other plugins · 5.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Embed Google Fonts tries to automatically replace registered Google Fonts from themes and plugin with local versions, directly loaded from your own se …
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.6K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed”, “gdpr” and “google fonts” 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.
61 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.4%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 53.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 913 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 913 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “embed”, “gdpr” and “google fonts” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.4K · 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
2.5y ago
latest release · v3.1.1 · 2 May 2024
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ J.2.5y ago
Great, works with DIVI, BLOCKSY & LEARNDASH out of the box!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peter11y3.9y ago
I have waited for something like this. Super easy to use and a great way to make your site EU GDPR compliant. Good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leosok4.1y ago
I tried some of these plugins because people try to make money from people using google fonts directly in Germany. This one worked like a charm, I just had to get rid of one CSS-Import manually. But there was one request to fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans I could not get rid of. It took me ages to realize, it was from the WordPress Admin Bar. So you need to check in a fresh brwoser-window, best a private one. Thx to the people behind this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ralf Geschke4.2y ago
Really great, thanks a lot! Works out of the box, prevents from GDPR/DSGVO issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ contixmedia4.2y ago
Just install, activate and forget. You guys are great! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcaurelius4.3y ago
great plugin worx perfect – THX
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gylan Salih4.5y ago
What a wounderful and easy plugin! AWESOME guys!! good work ! appriacte your work 🙂 its works i see no google apis or anything else and i can use all fonts from elementor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Frank J.4.7y ago
Thank you guys. I appreciate your work! This is a wonderful example of how things should be: Someone just does the right thing. Even more admirable is that that is avalable to the public without a fee. Is there hope for mankind? 🙂 Cheers, Frank
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.1 Improved security: Added a nonce and capability (manage_options) check Requires PHP 8.0+ now 3.1.1
- — Version 3.1.0 Fixed URL to new download server (Thanks brauni85 via Github) Fixed typo in key for locking (Thanks Thomas) 3.1.0
- — Version 3.0.2 Allow installation with PHP 7.3, because of high demand (Please note: It is highly recommended to upgrade to newer PHP) Fixed typo (Thanks Jenny) 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 Reverted renaming of _font.css (again) 3.0.1
- — Version 3.0.0 Fonts may be stored locally now and will be loaded from there. This may avoid poor performance, when the remote server isn’t available See FAQ for more information Removed direct Avada support Renamed “_font.css” to “fon 3.0.0
- — Version 2.3.1 Avoid warning, when removing not existing file 2.3.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Embed Google Fonts tries to automatically replace registered Google Fonts from themes and plugin with local..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 748 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "GDPR" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 6K+ → 5K+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 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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EasyFonts – Host Google Fonts Locally, Fast & Auto-Optimize, GDPR Compliant 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
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