Google Webfont Optimizer

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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

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1. ★★★★★ connectagency

   8.7y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ joereadpk

   9.1y ago

   Worked a charm for me, cleaned up all off my font files exactly as needed!

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3. ★★★★★ José

   9.2y ago

   Works very well

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4. ★★★★★ silkway

   9.2y 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 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ alexlii

   9.4y ago

   Great work. I am runing a wordpress Mu, and it perfectly fast my site. Alex

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6. ★★★★★ likocorp

   9.5y ago

   dont spend your time!

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7. ★★★★★ ThinkByDesign

   9.8y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ marcodimitri1

   9.9y ago

   Perfect pl, thanks a lot Marco

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-10 800+ → 700+ down after 117 days in tier
2. 2026-02-13 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-12 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-02-09 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-02-07 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-02-05 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-02-04 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 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).

• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• 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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Google Webfont Optimizer: 700+ active installs, 3.7★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-webfont-optimizer