Google Webfont Optimizer
by sigurdurg · Performance
Makes your website faster by combining all Google Fonts in a single request. Your websites gets a higher PageSpeed score which is good for SEO.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bandwidth”, “javascript” and “optimize” 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.
43 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 39.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cascading style sheet your tag | #19 | #13 | down 1 |
| google webfont loader | #19 | #13 | down 1 |
| bandwidth your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bandwidth”, “javascript” and “optimize” 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 265 · 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
11.4y ago
latest release · v0.2.4 · 22 Jun 2015
4
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 “700+”. 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 61% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ connectagency8.9y ago
made my website slower, not faster. didn’t strip out font styles not actually used on the site and duplicated font styles multiple times in request.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joereadpk9.2y ago
Worked a charm for me, cleaned up all off my font files exactly as needed!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ José9.4y ago
Works very well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silkway9.4y ago
First I thought that plugin did not work and deleted it. Then Inspector showed me that my site is really goes to google fonts and I need the plugin. I installed it again and started to fine tune my other plugins. Fast Velocity Minify – Enable options: Strip HTML comments, Inline all header CSS files, Inline all footer CSS files, Enable defer of JS for Pagespeed Insights. WP Super Cache – leave everything in default Clear cache in Fast Velocity Minify. It will show that it also cleared WP Super Cache DO NOT BELIEVE it. Clear and renew cache in Super Cache. Go to your site and check that everything looks alright. Go to PageSpeed, my results 91/97 for mobile and desktop. For Google Analytics use Complete Analytics Optimization Suite (CAOS) plugin 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexlii9.5y ago
Great work. I am runing a wordpress Mu, and it perfectly fast my site. Alex
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ likocorp9.7y ago
dont spend your time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ThinkByDesign10.0y ago
I’ve been performance tweaking my sites, and I think this was the last major piece of the puzzle. I host my stuff on Digital Ocean, which uses SSD drives, so I use W3 Total Cache, which makes things super fast (if you configure correctly). I then use Speed Booster Pack to minify and put JS/CSS files where they should be. (Psst: it’s the only one I’ve found that works without messing up the JS/CSS functionality.) THEN, I use this plugin to merge all the google webfont calls into one. Result? 95+ pagespeed ranks and load times usually under a second. So, this plugin isn’t the whole enchilada by far, but it was a key piece that others didn’t seem to do well. Or the plugin slowed things down more than the benefit. Caveat: you don’t want other plugins trying to do the same thing! That will cause issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcodimitri110.1y ago
Perfect pl, thanks a lot Marco
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Makes your website faster by combining all Google Fonts in a single request. Your websites gets a higher Pa..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,683 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("bandwidth", "cascading style sheet", "javascript", "performance" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-10 800+ → 700+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 900+ → 800+ down after 90 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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Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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