WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Fonts vs Google Web Fonts for WordPress

Custom Fonts

by Brainstorm Force

400K+ installs4.3

Google Web Fonts for WordPress

by Jeff Sebring

80+ installs

At a glance

Custom Fonts has more active installs: 400K+, against 80+ for Google Web Fonts for WordPress.
On a typical day, Custom Fonts is downloaded about 806 times, Google Web Fonts for WordPress about 2.
Google Web Fonts for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Custom Fonts was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Mar 15, 2013 for Google Web Fonts for WordPress.
Custom Fonts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Google Web Fonts for WordPress.
Google Web Fonts for WordPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Custom Fonts.

Custom Fonts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Fonts	Google Web Fonts for WordPress
Popular rank	#147	#17,628
Active installs	400K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	126.8K	35
Rating	4.3(62)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×1.56	×0.00
Last release	6 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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