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Disable and Remove Google Fonts
Improve frontend performance by disabling Google Fonts. GDPR and DSGVO friendly.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 46
- Active installs
- 100k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Added
- Jul 2019
- Requires WP
- 4.8
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Downloads
- 2,958,188
Our analysis
AI-assistedDisable and Remove Google Fonts is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance frontend performance by disabling Google Fonts loaded by themes and plugins. It includes a Font Audit feature that identifies which Google Font families are being loaded, allowing you to see the fonts that your site has stopped using.
This plugin is suitable for WordPress users who want to improve site speed and ensure compliance with GDPR and DSGVO regulations by removing external font references. It is compatible with a wide range of themes and plugins.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress site owners concerned with performance and compliance.
What it does well
- ✓Improves frontend performance by disabling Google Fonts
- ✓Includes a Font Audit feature for tracking loaded fonts
- ✓Compatible with many popular WordPress themes and plugins
- ✓Aids in GDPR and DSGVO compliance
Where it falls short
- •Some themes and plugins may require additional steps for full functionality
Verdict
Disable and Remove Google Fonts offers a straightforward solution for enhancing site speed and compliance, though some users may need to take extra steps for complete integration.
From the developer
fontsplugin's own description of Disable and Remove Google Fonts, lightly tidied.
Improve frontend performance by disabling Google Fonts loaded by themes and plugins.
Looking to Host Google Fonts locally? Check out Fonts Plugin Pro.
While this plugin removes Google Fonts from as many themes and plugins as possible, some require additional steps, we have detailed those here: Remove Google Fonts from WordPress
After installing this plugin, visit Appearance → Google Fonts to see the Font Audit results. You can also test your site using the free Google Fonts Checker.
Font Audit
This plugin includes a Font Audit that shows you exactly which Google Font families your theme and plugins were trying to load — including the font weights and which stylesheet handle registered them. The audit runs automatically when you first activate the plugin and can be re-run at any time from the plugin’s admin page under Appearance → Google Fonts.
Each detected font is displayed with a live preview rendered in its own typeface, so you can see at a glance what your site has stopped loading.
Plugin Compatibility
This plugin will work with all WordPress themes and has been specifically tested with the following:
- Twenty Twelve
- Twenty Thirteen
- Twenty Fourteen
- Twenty Fifteen
- Twenty Sixteen
- Twenty Seventeen
- Twenty Nineteen
- Twenty Twenty
- Twenty Twenty-One
- Twenty Twenty-Two
- Twenty Twenty-Three
- Twenty Twenty-Four
- Twenty Twenty-Five
- Acabado
- Avada
- Blocksy
- ColorMag
- Divi Extra
- Enfold
- GeneratePress
- Hestia
- Hueman
- JupiterX
- Kadence
- Neve
- OnePress
- Shapely
- Stackable
- Storefront
- Sydney
- Vantage
- Zerif Lite
It will also remove Google Fonts loaded by the following plugins:
- Divi
- Redux
- MailPoet
- Elementor
- GroovyMenu
- Kadence Blocks
- Beaver Builder
- Revolution Slider
- Ajax Search Lite & Pro
- WPBakery (Visual Composer)
As well as improving page load speed, removing Google Font references can also aid with GDPR and DSGVO compliance.
Bugs
If you find an issue with this plugin, please let us know here!
Contributions
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industry
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platform
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