Google Fonts for WordPress vs Secondary Title
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| Feature | Google Fonts for WordPress v4.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Secondary Title v2.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | September 3, 2026 | August 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Fonts Plugin · Fonts Plugin Pro ($) | Secondary Title |
| Pros | Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts from the customizer; Font block and Divi and WooCommerce compatibility; Free version covers the basic font choices | Works on posts, pages and custom post types; Shown automatically, by shortcode or with PHP; Free with no paid tier in the code |
| Cons | Fonts load from Google and Adobe servers in the free version; Local hosting and per-element typography need Pro; Adobe Fonts needs a Typekit API token | Settings screen shows a donation request; Depends on the theme and other plugins to format titles |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Google Fonts in the customizer and site CSS, Adobe Fonts through a Typekit kit, Font block for the block editor, Font optimization controls (Pro licence required) ($) | Shows the secondary title automatically, secondary_title shortcode, Editor meta box for the secondary title, Optional secondary title in permalinks, Secondary title in RSS feed titles, Search covers the secondary title, Secondary title column on list screens, Settings page under Settings menu |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Divi | All in One SEO |
| Other | Adobe Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, typekit.com, use.typekit.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |