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Flying Fonts: Remove Google Fonts & Use System Fonts for Faster Performance

by Gijo Varghese · Uncategorized

Eliminate Google Fonts to reduce network requests and prevent FOUT or CLS, using system fonts for faster performance and a smoother experience.

⚠ Few reviews
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83 Health · B
Maintenance 100
Rating quality 74
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+26%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “700+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
700–800 ≈790

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1378 daily snapshots

Details

Version
1.0.2
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2021-01-13
Requires WP
4.7
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
5.6

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-08-18 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2025-08-17 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
  3. 2025-08-16 800+ → 700+ down after 233 days in band
  4. 2024-12-26 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
  5. 2024-12-25 800+ → 900+ up after 16 days in band
  6. 2024-12-09 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
  7. 2024-12-08 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in band
  8. 2024-12-04 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band

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Flying Fonts: Remove Google Fonts & Use System Fonts for Faster Performance: 700+ active installs, 4.2★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/flying-fonts