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Plan a move Radar no. 83 · Falling behind

Disable Google Fonts

By Milan Dinić

What it does: Stops WordPress and themes from loading Google Fonts.

Why it’s listed: It was last updated in 2019, before the default WordPress themes began shipping their own fonts. It is tested only up to WordPress 5.1. No public advisories are on record, so the risk is low, but it has gone over seven years without a change.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
40k+
Last updated
2019-02-24
Tested up to
5.1.28
Rating
4.4 / 5 (42)
Version
2.0
Maintainers
1

Is Disable Google Fonts still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Falling behind: WordPress or a service it relies on has moved on.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2019-02-24. That was 7 yr 8 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.2 stars, against 4.4 overall. 2 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2022-09-26. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 1,687 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 93.8% of sites run version 2.0. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Check whether your site still loads Google Fonts.
  3. If it does, try one of the alternatives below.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Disable Google Fonts

Disable and Remove Google Fonts ↗

Remove Google Fonts from a site.

100k+ installs · 4.5 stars · Updated 2026-09-13 · Tested 7.1.4

OMGF ↗

Keep Google Fonts on your own server.

300k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-10-30 · Tested 7.1.4

Local Google Fonts ↗

Keep Google Fonts on your own server.

100k+ installs · 4.6 stars · Updated 2026-10-21 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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