Fonto – Custom Web Fonts Manager
by vlad.olaru · Uncategorized
Use custom premium web fonts in the editor, Customify, and Style Manager.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customizer”, “editor” and “fonts” for “font manager”, “typekit” and “metaboxes”. “customizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “font manager” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typekit” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “fonts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 43.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| customify | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| web fonts | #8 | #24 | down 1 |
| cmb2 | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| font manager | #6 | #23 | up 1 |
| typekit | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| metaboxes | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| web font | #11 | #22 | down 2 |
| custom fonts your tag | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| google web fonts | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| typography your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customizer”, “editor” and “fonts” for “font manager”, “typekit” and “metaboxes”. “customizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “font manager” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typekit” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “fonts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.2.4 · 13 Aug 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 2 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Jul 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Leon7.8y ago
The plugin breaks rich text editor in Gutenberg editor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ M.D. Advertising Studio9.0y ago
Если плагин и работает, то его воздействие не распространяется на стандартные виджеты wordpress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tuckerincolor9.5y ago
I downloaded the plugin and installed as instructed. Everything works wonderfully. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick635268310.3y ago
Very happy with this plugin. The only things missing are import/export functions, so I don’t have to configure the fonts for each site. Nevertheless, thanks, and well done!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.3 Updated WordPress compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.0. Fixed Plugin Check errors in Fonto’s release package. Hardened SVG sanitization during font uploads. 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Fix security issue: Sanitize SVG uploads to prevent XSS vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-8920). 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Fix issues with wrong uploads folder and attachments not attached to the current post. Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.9.2. Update CMB2 and CMB2-Conditionals dependencies to their latest version. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 Improve integrations with Customify and Style Manager. Fix issues with wrong uploads folder and attachments not attached to the current post. Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.7.2. Update CMB2 and CMB2-Conditionals 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.1 Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.7. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Updated CMB2 to the latest version (v2.6.0), thus avoiding issues with other plugins or themes that use CMB2. Fixed minor styling issues. 1.1.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.2.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-04-03 CVE-2025-31827 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.2.2 Patched in 1.2.3
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Fonto – Custom Web Fonts Manager <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload ↗2024-10-16 CVE-2024-8920 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Use custom premium web fonts in the editor, Customify, and Style Manager."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 690 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "customizer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 742 days in tier
- 2023-09-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 223 days in tier
- 2023-02-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2022-10-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 1173 days in tier
- 2019-07-19 900+ → 800+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2018-09-04 800+ → 900+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2018-03-05 700+ → 800+ up
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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Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Central Color Palette 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Customify 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fonts 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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