Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally vs Local Google Fonts (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
400K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Local Google Fonts has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 83 reviews) while Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally leads in active installations (400K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while Local Google Fonts has 789K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally | Local Google Fonts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 62 | ► | 83 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 100K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M+ | ◄ | 789K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 11 months ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2022 | |
| Age | 9 years | 4 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.1.17 | 0.24.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Local Google Fonts
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally averaged approximately 1,223 daily downloads while Local Google Fonts averaged 170.
Recent Reviews
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally Reviews
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
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
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
Local Google Fonts Reviews
5 Sterne – wohlverdient
unkompliziert und übersichtlich- was will man mehr bei diesem lästigen Thema.
Einwandfrei
Wir haben das schon eine Weile im Einsatz, heute fällt mir auf, noch gar nicht bewertet. Deswegen schon mal 5 Sternen, weils still und leise einfach tut was es soll. 😉
Works like a charm
It works like a charm. All who got problems getting it working:In settings > Google Fonts, tick the “Load Fonts automatically” checkbox and click on the “Reload Fonts” button. Then save the changes. T
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