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Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally vs Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally

4.3(62)

400K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
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Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…

3.8(6)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 62 reviews) and leads in active installations (400K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… has 130K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.3/5Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
◄
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…3.8/5
Total Reviews
62Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
◄
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…6
Active Installs
400K+Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
◄
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…10K+
Total Downloads
6.3M+Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
◄
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…130K+
Support Resolution
100%Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…N/A
Last Updated
2 months agoCustom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
◄
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…4 months ago
First Released
2017Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…2017
Age
9 yearsCustom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…9 years
WP Requires
5.0+Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…5.1+
PHP Requires
false+Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…false+
Business Model
FreeCustom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…Free
Latest Version
2.1.17Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…4.30

Rating Breakdown

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally

4.3/5(62 reviews)
5
79%
4
3%
3
3%
2
0%
1
15%

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…

3.8/5(6 reviews)
5
67%
4
0%
3
0%
2
17%
1
17%

Recent Reviews

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally Reviews

by pdwalker

It seems simple enough, but doesn’t seem to do as advertised.

The fonts were easy to upload and define, but I was unable to see the new fonts afterwards. After trying different themes, different options and different settings for an hour, I was unable to make i

by Nick

Gave up on this one now using another one.

Had the same problem as others on the forum: selected Google fonts aren’t visible in the elementor dropdown box. I disabled all other plugins except Elementor. No joy. The administrators say it works

by annssi

Italics mess up the entire font and must be uploaded as a a separate font

Italics are not working. As soon as they are added as a font variant all variants are shown as italics. Thus you need to set-up the italics as a separate font which makes it really cumbersome to use.T

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… Reviews

by hnymkor

最悪です

このプラグインのアップデート（2022年1/24施行）をしたところ、WPの管理画面に全くログインできなくなりました。 「このサイトで重大なエラーが発生しました。対応手順については、サイト管理者のメール受信ボックスを確認してください。」という画面が現れ、それ以降一切進めない。 プラグインのアップデートの直後にログインできなくなったのは明らかだったので、散々いじりまくった挙句、結局最後はサーバー側から

by rcrist

Good fonts, incredibly heavy on pages.

I run a Japanese website, my pages used to weigh over 4MB each even though the content was pretty light on images and scripts. I decided to find the culprit and it was this plugin. Page size went imme

by tomucho

Best Plugin for Japanese Fonts

I highly recommend this plugin for those who want to mix Western (?) Fonts with Japanese Fonts. I was having a hard time finding a plugin that was offering what this plugins delivers: Japanese Fonts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally or Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… more popular?
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has 400K+ active installations while Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… has 10K+. Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally or Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…?
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has a 4.3/5 rating from 62 reviews, while Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… has a 3.8/5 rating from 6 reviews.
Are Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally and Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… free?
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally is free and Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally or Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally was last updated 2 months ago and Japanese font for WordPress(Previously:… was last updated 4 months ago.

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