How to Remove Google Fonts from WordPress (for GDPR / DSGVO)

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Google Fonts can be a great addition to your website that considerably improves your typography. However, they do add an external dependancy to your website and can increase page load times.

In many cases, WordPress themes and plugins may have built-in code that automatically loads Google Fonts, even if you don’t want or need them.

In this article we are going to look at how to completely remove Google Fonts from your websites.

Check Your Website

First, you will want to confirm that your website is loading fonts from Google, you can do that by entering your site into the Google Fonts Checker: