Grade A

Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly

Name: Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly
Rating: 4.4 (46 reviews)
Author: fontsplugin

⤓ Download v1.8.2 on WordPress.org ↗

by fontspluginupdated 2026-01-19🐴The Workhorse

Great for speed unless your theme is being difficult.

HealthyDeclining

77/100

It works well for simple setups but often fails to block fonts from specific themes or Google integrations.

Loved28/40

Trustworthy13/15

Fair & Honest14/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum7/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

Show the snippet

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', function () {
    global $wp_styles;
    if ( empty( $wp_styles->queue ) ) {
        return;
    }
    foreach ( $wp_styles->queue as $handle ) {
        $src = $wp_styles->registered[ $handle ]->src ?? '';
        if ( strpos( $src, 'fonts.googleapis.com' ) !== false ) {
            wp_dequeue_style( $handle );
            wp_deregister_style( $handle );
        }
    }
}, 100 );

// Also block Google Fonts added via @import in inline styles or editor blocks
add_filter( 'style_loader_tag', function ( $html, $handle ) {
    if ( strpos( $html, 'fonts.googleapis.com' ) !== false ) {
        return '';
    }
    return $html;
}, 10, 2 );

Keep in mind:The plugin also targets specific third-party plugins and includes an admin-bar checker tool, which this snippet does not replicate.

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Active installs

~150,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+

Rating

4.5★

46 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-5%

Declining

264 → 250 installs/day

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining · -5% in the last year

264/day a year ago→250/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

This plugin is well-regarded for its simplicity and zero-configuration setup, and works reliably for many users, but a recurring caveat is that it fails to remove Google Fonts in certain themes and third-party integrations like Google Maps and reCAPTCHA.

What people like

+Works out of the box with no configuration required×4
+Successfully removes Google Fonts requests and improves page speed×3
+Responsive and helpful support×3

Common complaints

−Does not work for some users — Google Fonts continue loading after activation×4
−Does not block Google Fonts loaded via Google Maps or other googleapis connections×2
−Cannot remove Google Fonts injected by Google reCAPTCHA
−Fails to remove Google Fonts from certain themes (e.g. Impreza, Divi)×2
−No diagnostic output showing what the plugin found or removed

Review trustReviews look organic

4.38★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
15%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04

5★ reviews1–4★ reviews

All-time ratings · 46 total

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Latest reviews · 46 analyzed

2025-12-08★★★★★Provat i funciona bé amb WP 6.9 ibosch
2024-04-24★★★★★Perfect support Joehann
2024-03-28★★★★★Ne fonctionne pas avec mon thème alex9302
2023-08-28★★★★★Didnt work for me dtscinema
2023-07-26★★★★★Bumped up my page speed score!flamuren
2023-06-30★★★★★I hope it supports the theme “pen”.pizzayy
2023-02-27★★★★★Funktioniert nicht fn16
2022-11-17★★★★★Does not work frankbacka
2022-11-14★★★★★Does not work for Google Maps rsdkd
2022-10-31★★★★★Exactly What I Needed stratoextra

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-01-19v1.8.0
2026-01-19v1.8.1
2026-01-19v1.8.2
2025-10-08v3.7.1
2025-07-10v1.7.0
2025-01-21v1.6.9
2024-11-18v1.6.8
2024-11-04v1.6.7

For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

239

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

247

Prior 7-day baseline

195

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

215

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

-3.2%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

17%

Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

2.24

Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

85%

5★ share in analyzed sample

15%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.48 → 4.38★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered