Description
As Google and browser requirements have evolved over the years, so has the complexity that comes with selecting, implementing and updating custom fonts.
The safest, quickest, and most accessibility compliant fonts to use are the system fonts, which we have built into the Feast Plugin. These work extremely well and is the only setup we support with the Feast Plugin.
For anyone looking for a more custom site setup with custom fonts, we now offer this Custom Fonts White Glove service.
You get:
- 1 custom font for your headings
- 1 custom font for your body text
- 1 custom font for accents and calls-to-action
Other information
Here's what you need to know:
- You select your fonts from Google Fonts (variable fonts only)
- This improves GDPR compliance but is not all-encompassing
- This does not include custom colors
- We don't offer any guarantees about the accessibility or legibility of your chosen fonts
- WP Rocket is required
- Feast Plugin is required
- Some custom fonts can cause CLS issues
- The setup price is $499 and comes with 1 year of support + maintenance
- support + troubleshooting is $99/year
Why isn't this included in the Feast Plugin?
As Google and browser requirements have evolved over the years, so has the complexity that comes with selecting, implementing and updating custom fonts.
Depending on the font and where it's used, there's also font characteristics (font-weight, letter-spacing, line-height) that may need to be adjusted.
Implementing custom fonts that are compliant with pagespeed, CLS, accessibility, GDPR and are mobile-first, is a ton of work.
Not only is implementing the fonts in a compliant way a lot of work, it's constantly changing and evolving and there are new standards in active development that will roll out at some unknown point in the future.
Because of of this, this type of service is typically only available when you go with a fully custom theme, which will run $10,000+. This service is a fraction of that cost.
The system fonts are a reader-first, simple, and recommended solution. Implementing custom fonts provides no reader benefits and comes with a lot of headaches, which makes this a luxury and not a necessity. We're happy to provide this luxury service at an appropriate price.