Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally vs Supreme Google Webfonts (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
Supreme Google Webfonts
1.0K+ active installs
Free
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 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while Supreme Google Webfonts has 46K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally | Supreme Google Webfonts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 62 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M+ | ◄ | 46K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2011 | |
| Age | 9 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.2.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.1.17 | 2.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally
Supreme Google Webfonts
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally averaged approximately 1,223 daily downloads while Supreme Google Webfonts averaged 3.
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
Supreme Google Webfonts Reviews
Perfect, thanks!
Perfect, thanks!
Not working
Nooop …. With this plugin I can’t the content in the editor Some kind of bug??? from 4 Stars to 1 Star It works (also with the plugin WP Edit) …. but …. not all GoogleFonts are included @igmoweb Woul
Works for wordpress 4.7.3.
Need to click on Dashboard -> settings -> writing. Just slightly scroll down, you will find the list of Google fonts. Select the fonts by ticking the checkboxes before the fonts and click on “Save Cha
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