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Started 11 years ago by krowchuk
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krowchuk
Member

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out best solution for using a google font in a child theme. I was wondering how others are approaching this. Google suggests that "to embed the font into your web page copy the following code as the first element in the <head> of your HTML document,"

After selecting the variant, the code is generated and might look something like this:

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=fontfamilyname' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

So, is this the best method to add a google font to your child theme and if so, how does one inject this code?

TIA!

Posted 11 years ago #
d_rec
Member

Go to the "Advanced Techniques" on Google Fonts and import using

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Miltonian+Tattoo);

on your styles.css

I'm only starting to read about the JavaScript option but getting side tracked reading all the javascript posts here.

Posted 11 years ago #
webmakerholly
Member

You can also use the Google Fonts plugin. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-google-fonts/

Posted 11 years ago #

elderberry
Member

Here's an example adding typekit to the head with a function in functions.php

//add typekit to head
function add_to_my_head() { ?>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://use.typekit.com/pfe0dks.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script>
<?php }
add_action('wp_head','add_to_my_head');

Posted 11 years ago #

krowchuk
Member

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Miltonian+Tattoo);

Interestingly, this method works on my Mac, but the iPad doesn't grab the font from google. Thanks for the idea though, it is appreciated!

Elderberry, Thanks, that looks like the ticket! I'll give that a try!

Posted 11 years ago #
elderberry
Member

If that works for you please mark this topic resolved :-)

Posted 11 years ago #
krowchuk
Member

Thanks Elderberry,

that worked, of course I changed the script to the googleapi link to load the google font.

I would say it is mostly resolved, as it is working fine. However, and I'm not sure if this makes a lick of difference. Google says you should place this link to the font css (external-> goes to google) at the very top of your <head>. this function added the code about 2/3rds down in the head.

I'm not sure how important it would be, or why, to place it earlier in the head.

Anyone know how?

The site: sandbox.krowchukdressage.com

Posted 11 years ago #
ScottNix
Member
I have been using
```
// load google fonts
function google_fonts(){
 echo '<link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=PT+Sans:regular,italic,bold,bolditalic" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />' . "\n";
}
add_action('wp_head', 'google_fonts', 0);
```
I have no idea why the "0" order works, this code will push it much higher in the head, but not all the way. I think the wanting it higher in the head reduces a flash effect where the font actually gets set in to place, I believe it is visually noticeable on firefox, don't quote me though. ;)
Posted 11 years ago #
krowchuk
Member

Hey Scott,
That is cool! Moved it up quite a bit. Thanks!

Curious though, What is the . "\n" for?

Cheers!
Chris

Posted 11 years ago #
ScottNix
Member

The \n is just making a line break. Makes things stack neatly, otherwise the actual html output looks like a run-on-sentence.

Posted 11 years ago #
krowchuk
Member

Excellent! resolved!

Big thanks to all who helped!

Posted 11 years ago #
bluejpro
Member
Hi thanks for the functions.php update

Using a Thematic child theme I have this rule but it is not showing up in the browser:
```
body, input, textarea {
   font: 14px 'PT+Sans', arial, serif !important;
}
```
How to get the font to apply?
Posted 10 years ago #
ScottNix
Member
Two things.

To use PT Sans, use the name without the +, that is just the way Google Fonts has it in the link.
```
font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;
```
Also, I don't know if this is one of the cases, but sometimes using the css shortcode of "font" won't override a previously declared "font-family", so in this case you probably just want to do.
```
body, input, textarea {
   font-family: 'PT Sans', Arial, serif;
   font-size: 14px;
}
```
Again, this isn't always the case, normally the short version of the CSS is fine, but sometimes it won't override, so if you are having trouble, just try the long versions of font-family and font-size instead. Or you could find where the font originates and style there.
Posted 10 years ago #

drewdavid
Member

Hi Scott,

Thanks again for a great solution. I'm having trouble adding anything more to my functions.php other than what I already have. It seems to create a T-String error.

See my child theme functions.php code below:

<?php

// Getting Theme and Child Theme Data
// Credits: Joern Kretzschmar

function shorter_search_length(){
   return "12";
}
add_filter('thematic_search_form_length','shorter_search_length');

function no_search_field_value(){
	return "";
}
add_filter('search_field_value', 'no_search_field_value');

// load google fonts
function google_fonts(){
echo '<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Serif' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>' . "\n";
}
add_action('wp_head', 'google_fonts', 0);

?>

Do you see anything wrong? If so perhaps you could advise me?

Thanks! And thanks for sharing this Google Fonts solution.. beats using a plugin. :)

Drew

Posted 10 years ago #

drewdavid
Member

PS the error is as follows:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/content/x/r/o/xroox/html/drewclifton.com/themes/tuxedo/demo/wp-content/themes/tuxedo/functions.php on line 19

Here is my line 19:

echo '<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Serif' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>' . "\n";

Drew

Posted 10 years ago #
helgatheviking
Moderator
b/c you need to define the attributes with a double quote " and not a single quote, which is just escaping the string. look carefully at scott's working example. you can see the error right away in a proper text editor. trying using notepad++

adjusting:
```
// load google fonts
function google_fonts(){
echo '<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Serif" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">' . "\n";
}
add_action('wp_head', 'google_fonts', 0);
```
Posted 10 years ago #
drewdavid
Member

Thanks. :)

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