Kadence Custom Fonts vs Google Fonts for WordPress
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| Feature | Kadence Custom Fonts v1.1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | Google Fonts for WordPress v4.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Kadence Custom Fonts | Fonts Plugin · Fonts Plugin Pro ($) |
| Pros | Adds a custom font library shared with Kadence, Elementor and Beaver Builder; Allows WOFF, WOFF2, TTF and EOT font uploads; Adds fallback font stacks to font declarations | Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts from the customizer; Font block and Divi and WooCommerce compatibility; Free version covers the basic font choices |
| Cons | Works only with the font lists it hooks into; Checks an external update server for new versions; Font files uploaded by editors must be trusted | Fonts load from Google and Adobe servers in the free version; Local hosting and per-element typography need Pro; Adobe Fonts needs a Typekit API token |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | kt_font custom post type for uploaded fonts, Allows eot, ttf, woff and woff2 uploads, Adds fonts to Kadence and Virtue theme font lists, Adds fonts to Elementor and Beaver Builder font lists, Fallback font stacks applied to font family strings, Outputs @font-face CSS on the front end and in admin, Checks an external server for plugin updates | Google Fonts in the customizer and site CSS, Adobe Fonts through a Typekit kit, Font block for the block editor, Font optimization controls (Pro licence required) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Beaver Builder, Kadence Blocks | Divi |
| Other | — | Adobe Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | kernl.us | fonts.googleapis.com, typekit.com, use.typekit.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |