OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy.
by Daan van den Bergh · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 311K+ installs across the portfolio →
The original Google Fonts self-hosting plugin. Automagically caches your fonts locally — no configuration (or brains) required!
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
300K+
≈390K estimated
Momentum
+193%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “google” and “gdpr” for “google fonts”, “lighthouse” and “cls”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google fonts” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “cls” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300K of 11.6M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
This plugin shipped 23 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 213 reviews, smoothed to 4.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| faster | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| replace google fonts | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| dsgvo your tag | #4 | #3 | down 1 |
| google fonts | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| self hosted fonts | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| lighthouse | #5 | #3 | down 3 |
| fonts your tag | #10 | #8 | down 4 |
| configuration | #9 | #12 | up 4 |
| cls | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| disable google fonts | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| lcp | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| google web fonts | #5 | #5 | down 3 |
| autoptimize | #8 | #7 | down 2 |
| original | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| prefetch | #9 | #7 | down 3 |
| host google fonts locally | #6 | #5 | down 1 |
| gdpr your tag | #17 | #14 | down 9 |
| remove google fonts | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| hosting | #20 | #14 | up 1 |
| web fonts | #9 | #7 | up 1 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
278 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 241 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “google” and “gdpr” for “google fonts”, “lighthouse” and “cls”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google fonts” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “cls” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “gdpr”. Down 9 places since 2026-09-18, now #17. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 634.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
23
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v6.4.0 · 30 Oct 2026
196
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ midazz11.4y ago
Support is unbelievably good, the developer replies within just hours and immediately fixes any bugs and issues you encounter. Even after a long day of work he just keeps going in the evening, won’t let go until it’s fixed. Then he adds those fixes to the next update so everyone can enjoy them. If only all customer support was this good! For this price I’m super impressed by the developer, keep it up Daan!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ homewise11.4y ago
I found the above issue but the developer reply me in this way: You are the third person in 5 years that had this issue. My license manager is coded to install that key once. Something in your configuration triggered that code twice. And, to be honest, I don’t know why that happens. It’s been on my TODO list to investigate this, but, like I said, it hasn’t happened enough for me to prioritize this. I regret to paid it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertorefresh1.4y ago
great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ redsoulwarrior1.7y ago
This is one of those plugins that – without question – deserves a 10 / 10 rating (or in this case 5 / 5). You turn it on. You browse your own site. You go back to the backend. The scanner will tell you it found x Google fonts. And without you having to do anything, it will automatically download them from the Google server, upload them to your own WordPress installation and the calls to the external source (which is what’s causing the GDPR problems) will be automatically blocked. While the functionality of the plugin alone is great, the UI / UX deserves special mention. The plugin authors really went above and beyond to make this as easy as possible. I’m running a web design agency and usually try to avoid plugins, but this one has saved our butts once or twice when we didn’t know what other plugin was loading the Google font from the external source and we could get rid of the issue in no time (and at no cost!). Again, one of the most obvious 5 out of 5 ratings in the entire WordPress repo. This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by redsoulwarrior.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samsports2.0y ago
Amazing professional help from the plugin author, even without a Pro-customer, but now I will buy the pro nevertheless!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ likemeasap2.1y ago
Great Tool and absolut amazing support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexander Guskov2.3y ago
I downloaded this plugin quite long ago but was putting off to put it in until recently got down to the site speed optimization. Current HTTP/2.0 quite insensitive in how many files to transfer and the modern network allow to ignore extra MB to transfer but it’s still very sensitive to the process of site connection. So, when you site uses font directly from google it means that user browser have to set up one connection more to one site more. 1) In my experience, although I use just 1 google font, transferring it from my site (instead of google site as it’s goes in default) increased my site speed tests unexpectedly significantly. So, the plugin is very useful!2) It’s more simple than it looks from the first glance. The best strategy is just do nothing with it’s settings except to choose your language sebsets, although “Load Early” I would tick up in default. Actually I would redesigned the settings page to avoid the first glance confusion. But if to put up with it’s design you figure out that it’s very simple !3) Happily it works very fast and steadily.4) I figured out how to optimize using browser cache for fonts and what is necessary change in plugin. Author reacted and made this changes the same day! It’s really great!Many thanks, for your work, Daan!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kloeppy19762.6y ago
Hi, i had some problems after installing OMGF Pro. But Daan supportet great and problem was solved although the problem wasn’t with his plugin at all
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.3.8 XSS: Hardened security by adding capability and nonce checks to Save & Optimize action. 6.3.8
- — Version 6.3.7 Added: omgf_frontend_process_preloads action, which is used by OMGF Pro for coming up Smart Optimize improvements. 6.3.7
- — Version 6.3.6 Tested with WP 7.0. 6.3.6
- — Version 6.3.5 Fixed: Google Fonts and Performance Checker didn’t run when Disable Admin Bar Menu was enabled. 6.3.5
- — Version 6.3.4 Code improvements to facilitate UX in OMGF Pro. 6.3.4
- — Version 6.3.3 Improved: Performance Checker now also checks Cumulate Layout Shifting (CLS) caused by fonts. Some minor UI fixes. 6.3.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 6 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. <= 6.3.10 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 's' Search Parameter in comments-atom Feed ↗2026-10-06 CVE-2026-89417 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.3.10 Patched in 6.3.11
- Patched Medium · 4.9 OMGF <= 4.5.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal ↗2021-12-01 CVE-2021-25021 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.5.11 Patched in 4.5.12
- 2021-08-23 CVE-2021-24638 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.5.3 Patched in 4.5.4
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 21 languages, 7 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The original Google Fonts self-hosting plugin. Automagically caches your fonts locally — no configuration (..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 Mentions Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks and 6 more.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,736 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-11 200K+ → 300K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-09 300K+ → 200K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-08 200K+ → 300K+ up after 376 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 100K+ → 200K+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2022-09-01 70K+ → 100K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2022-08-10 60K+ → 70K+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2022-07-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 116 days in tier
- 2022-03-18 40K+ → 50K+ up after 344 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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Local Google Fonts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
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Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shariff Wrapper 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Self-Hosted Google Fonts 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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DSGVO All in one for WP 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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