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Ahmed Hassan
5,533 Points@import Google Fonts
Why did Zac cut the "@import" from the style.css file and pasted it in the functions.php?.. I mean he already enqueued the entire style.css file into functions.php, and when WP load style.css, it will automatically run get Google Fonts because it's already been imported within the style.css!
3 Answers
Ryan Frizzell
14,527 PointsMaybe for performance benefits. This article suggests that using the @import method blocks the loading of the page until loading the font files is complete: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-add-google-web-fonts-wordpress-themes/
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsWheres the link to the video? My hunch is that following Google's advice of using the @import is not a very good solution, and there are better ways to bring in google fonts, and maybe that's what Zac was trying to do.
Although the performance hit of @importing google font's is small, it is a blocking, and it should be avoided if possible.
Ahmed Hassan
5,533 Points@min 3:10
Thanks for your answer, its clear now
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsYep, that's exactly why he did that.
Ahmed Hassan
5,533 PointsYes Ryan.. Thanks for your answer, it helped.