Google Fonts for WordPress vs Text Hover
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| Feature | Google Fonts for WordPress v4.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Text Hover v4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | September 3, 2026 | March 23, 2022 |
| Editions | Fonts Plugin · Fonts Plugin Pro ($) | Text Hover |
| Pros | Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts from the customizer; Font block and Divi and WooCommerce compatibility; Free version covers the basic font choices | Simple term and hover text list in the settings; Options for case sensitivity and one replacement per term per post; Can use the browser tooltip or the qTip2 style |
| Cons | Fonts load from Google and Adobe servers in the free version; Local hosting and per-element typography need Pro; Adobe Fonts needs a Typekit API token | Last tested up to WordPress 5.9; Matching is by plain text, so terms in unusual markup may be missed; Hover text is not shown to touch-screen users |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Google Fonts in the customizer and site CSS, Adobe Fonts through a Typekit kit, Font block for the block editor, Font optimization controls (Pro licence required) ($) | Term and hover text list in settings, Case sensitivity option, Only hover once per term per post, Hover text in comments, qTip2 styled tooltips or browser tooltips |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Divi | — |
| Other | Adobe Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, typekit.com, use.typekit.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |