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Swap Google Fonts Display

Swap Google Fonts Display: Improve Font Rendering & Performance

by Gijo Varghese · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 5.6+

Swap Google Fonts Display has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 137,610 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Swap Google Fonts Display at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
137,610
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Swap Google Fonts Display well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
15%
2 of 13 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Flying Pages
  • Flying Images
  • Flying Scripts
  • Flying Analytics
  • Flying Fonts

Swap Google Fonts Display reviews and ratings

13 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.4 out of 5

13 reviews

5★
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2

  • The ONLY Plugin that works

    A BIG thank you to the developers of this plugin! Super simple to use. I've tried to use several ways to get the pre-loaded font error on my SEO removed, this was the only plugin that did that without any hassle or danger of corrupting my layout/pages. Great Job!

    adventurearckids

  • Just activate the plugin and it works

    Easy to use: Just activate the plugin and you are ready to go. Google Pagespeed Insights still nags about font-swap but the plugin author explained why: "The reCaptcha is injected via JS and we have no control over which font they download and add display swap to it."

    Victor

  • Not worked for me

    Plugin doesn't add font display swap to url and other fonts. I don't know what's error. No error displayed.

    Deep Sojitra

  • Easy to implement with instant results

    Installed it, 5 minutes later got a better result from Google page rank My Thanks to the Developer :-)

    Mike

  • Works fine

    Helps to fix Elementor fonts!

    outfoxer

  • Sadly...

    ...doesn't do anything.

    VladaPFC

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Details

Ensure text remains visible during webfont load, reduce FOUT, and improve performance for a smoother user experience.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • display swap
  • fonts
  • google fonts
  • web font

More from Gijo Varghese

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
May 20, 2026
First published
May 14, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Swap Google Fonts Display FAQ

What does Swap Google Fonts Display do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Swap Google Fonts Display offers Flying Pages, Flying Images, Flying Scripts, Flying Analytics and Flying Fonts.

How many active installs does Swap Google Fonts Display have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Swap Google Fonts Display as of September 7, 2026.

Is Swap Google Fonts Display still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Swap Google Fonts Display free?

Swap Google Fonts Display is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.