Google Web Fonts Customizer (GWFC)
by Chanif Al-Fath · Uncategorized
This plugin integrates WordPress Customizer with Google Web Fonts, to add and use google fonts to any themes, no coding needed.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+4%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “fonts”, “google fonts wordpress” and “google webfonts” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 45.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4494 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4494 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google fonts wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google webfonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme fonts plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “fonts”, “google fonts wordpress” and “google webfonts” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 294 · 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
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
12.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 15 Jul 2014
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 1 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zorbon10.2y ago
Do not use this plugin if your site uses https: it will generate http errors and break the site padlock.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantt201311.5y ago
Just the best
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vikcheema11.6y ago
Many thanks for this plugin. Works just fine and as described. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Donna Fontenot11.9y ago
Saves a ton of time rather than coding this into my own theme customizer. Works perfectly. Simple and easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elovkoff12.1y ago
I compared it to other solutions, it is much better and easier to use. I’m surprised it is not yest very popular, I would definitely place it as an a top 3 google fonts solutions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prashantvarun12.2y ago
Google Web Fonts Customizer (GWFC) easy to use – simple and great integration with google fonts for more info you can check my ecommerce site : http://www.sugapple.com which I made with mystile theme and default menu color is orange but i have changed it with the help of this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tuberkel12.3y ago
Easy handling, flawless functioning. Most useful plugin. Thanks for the great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Giorgio25b12.6y ago
It is absolutely one of the most practical plugin I used recently.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "This plugin integrates WordPress Customizer with Google Web Fonts, to add and use google fonts to any theme..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and 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 918 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Google Fonts WordPress", "Google Webfonts", "Theme Fonts", "Theme Fonts Plugin" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1014 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 644 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2019-02-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 5K+ → 6K+ 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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Ultimate Fonts 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Easy Google Fonts 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D - S Supreme Google Webfonts 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Google Webfonts For Woo Framework 200+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Google Font 100+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags F - U Ultimate Google Fonts 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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