Integrating Google Fonts in WordPress Plugin
Posted on 18th June 2023
The Google Fonts API is a handy tool when you want to add custom fonts to your WordPress plugin. In this article, we’ll show you how to integrate the Google Fonts API into your plugin.
First, you’ll need to sign up for a Google API key. You can do this by going to the Google Developers Console and creating a new project.
Once you have your API key, you can add it to your plugin by adding the following code to your plugin:
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘my_plugin_scripts’ );
function my_plugin_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_script( ‘google-fonts’, ‘https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,700’, array(), ‘1.0.0’, true );
}
This will enqueue the Google Fonts API in your plugin.
Next, you’ll need to add the following code to your plugin to load the font:
function my_plugin_fonts() {
wp_enqueue_style( ‘my-plugin-fonts’, ‘https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,700’, array(), ‘1.0.0’ );
}
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘my_plugin_fonts’ );
This will load the font into your plugin.
Finally, you’ll need to add the following code to your plugin to use the font:
function my_plugin_fonts_css() {
?>
body {
font-family: ‘Roboto’, sans-serif;
}
array( ‘href’ => true, ‘title’ => true, ), ‘br’ => array(), ’em’ => array(), ‘strong’ => array(), ‘span’ => array( ‘style’ => true, ), ) );
This code allows the ,
, , , and tags in the content of your plugin. The tag is allowed because it contains the style attribute, which is necessary for using Google Fonts.
You can also use Google Fonts in the content of your plugin by adding the following code to your plugin:
function my_plugin_content_filter( $content ) {
$content = str_replace( ‘
‘, ‘
‘, $content ); return $content; }
add_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘my_plugin_content_filter’ );
This code replaces the
tag with a
tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make all of the paragraphs in the content of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
You can also use Google Fonts in the title of your plugin. For example, you can use the following code:
function my_plugin_title_filter( $title ) {
$title = str_replace( ‘
‘, ‘
‘, $title ); return $title; }
add_filter( ‘the_title’, ‘my_plugin_title_filter’ );
add_filter( ‘the_title’, ‘my_plugin_title_filter’ );
This code replaces the
tag with a
tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make the title of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
You can also use Google Fonts in the name of your plugin. For example, you can use the following code:
function my_plugin_name_filter( $name ) {
$name = str_replace( ‘My Plugin’, ‘My Plugin‘, $name ); return $name; }
add_filter( ‘the_title’, ‘my_plugin_name_filter’ );
This code replaces the name of your plugin with a tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make the name of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
You can also use Google Fonts in the description of your plugin. For example, you can use the following code:
function my_plugin_description_filter( $description ) {
$description = str_replace( ‘This is a plugin that does something.’, ‘This is a plugin that does something.‘, $description ); return $description; }
add_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘my_plugin_description_filter’ );
This code replaces the description of your plugin with a tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make the description of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
You can also use Google Fonts in the author of your plugin. For example, you can use the following code:
function my_plugin_author_filter( $author ) {
$author = str_replace( ‘John Doe’, ‘John Doe‘, $author ); return $author; }
add_filter( ‘the_author’, ‘my_plugin_author_filter’ );
This code replaces the author of your plugin with a tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make the author of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
You can also use Google Fonts in the date of your plugin. For example, you can use the following code:
function my_plugin_date_filter( $date ) {
$date = str_replace( ‘January 1, 2000’, ‘January 1, 2000‘, $date ); return $date; }
add_filter( ‘the_date’, ‘my_plugin_date_filter’ );
This code replaces the date of your plugin with a tag that has the style attribute set to the Open Sans font. This will make the date of your plugin use the Open Sans font.
