Self-Hosted Google Fonts
by asadkn · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 4 other plugins · 60.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically self-host all the Google Fonts on your site. Plug and play.
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
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
30K+
≈35K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “dsgvo”, “gdpr” and “google fonts” 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.
50 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →19%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 157.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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 4.9.35, 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 3060 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 40 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3060 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dsgvo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google fonts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| typography your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “dsgvo”, “gdpr” and “google fonts” 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 10K · 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
8.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 11 Jun 2018
2
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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ donaldpunk10mo ago
Thank you for that plugin. I use it since years on nearly every website I am creating and still it is working. But lately I experienced some warnings about deprecated code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ klausmeier93.7y ago
I used this plugin on different sites and – of course – doublecheck the functionality from time to time.As other guys also stated here, the plugin works reliable with different versions of WP since years.So great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kopfkinodesign4.1y ago
What can i say. Worked perfekt on various website with different wordpress websitebuilders.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bedengler4.2y ago
Although it’s 4 years old, it does the job pretty well. Even better than many actual plugins. Great plugin. Installed it on a site with my own theme. Has just a small settings window, and from the first load of the website it recognized, downloaded, cached and hosted all Google Fonts. So it seems it’s GDPR compliant. Easy and simple! Great plugin, thumbs up 👍 This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by bedengler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Websicherheit4.2y ago
Old plugin – but for Beaver Builder still plug & play and fixes DSGVO problem in 5 seconds. Big thumbs up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jesse234.3y ago
I must say that, this plugin is just perfect and does what it says! It’s a must-have plugin for any WP site!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ massstash4.7y ago
Been using this for a little bit now and just noticed it’s 4yrs last updated… Bit concerned haha. Would you mind checking things out and making sure that it is still simple enough to be safe, without need of update to help us know? Thank you so much for your efforts!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ glaeskewpr4.7y ago
Looks like it is still working. There were no problems at all on my website.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,534 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("dsgvo", "GDPR", "typography" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-17 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 40K+ → 30K+ down after 877 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 30K+ → 40K+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2022-07-04 20K+ → 30K+ up after 599 days in tier
- 2020-11-12 10K+ → 20K+ up after 490 days in tier
- 2019-07-11 4K+ → 10K+ 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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Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Jooosi Fon – Use Custom Fonts, Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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