Description
Show your variable font in your wordpress site with user determined preview text and slider for weight, width, and font size
Demo site
Plugin site
Visit the plugin GitHub page
Key Features
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Shortcode Support: Use
[font_sampler]with customizable parameters -
Interactive Controls: Sliders for font size, weight, width, and text input
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Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface
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Variable Font Support: Specifically designed for variable fonts with multiple axes
Usage:
Basic Shortcode:
[font_sampler font="https://example.com/font.woff2"]
Advanced Shortcode:
[font_sampler font="https://example.com/font.woff2" text="Custom sample text" size="48" controls="true"]<h3>Features of the Plugin</h3>
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Variable Font Controls: Interactive sliders for weight, width, and size
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Custom Text: Users can change the sample text in real-time
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Error Handling: Graceful fallbacks when fonts fail to load
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Responsive: Works well on all device sizes
Installation
Install process is quite simple :
– After getting plugin ZIP file log onto WP admin page.
– Open Plugins >> Add new.
– Click on “Upload plugin” beside top heading.
– Drag and drop plugin zip file.
– Press Install button
– Activate the plugin
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Contributors & Developers
“Variable Font Sampler” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
= 1.0.4 (03 July 2025)
* Removes all Admin interface code
* Shortcode requires the font attribute; no fallback to defaults.
1.0.3 (03 July 2025)
- Added Version tag to bust browser cache
= 1.0.2 (03 July 2025) - requires php bumped to 7.0 (issue#1)
- load_plugin_textdomain removed (issue#2)
- generic functions prefixed with varifosa_(issue#3)
- files uploaded to uploads folder instead of plugin folder and linked from there (issue#4)
= 1.0.1 (18 June 2025)= - Corrected escape errors
1.0.0 (17 June 2025)
- First release