Self hosted fonts in Simply template?

ckubs

Tested the updated Simply template for Joomla 4. How to define, and use self hosted fonts? I only saw the option to specify fonts that get loaded from Google servers. And these days with all GDPR concerns self hosted fonts begin to gain ground.

saguaros

Hi ckubs JA Simpli is not built with any framework, it's the same as default Joomla template, you can search in Joomla forum for how to host the fonts for a Joomla site and apply to your site.

ckubs

saguaros If there is no other way to use self hosted fonts other than call them via @import in the CSS or something like that, I won't benefit from theme's admin panel customizations I guess. I thought It was something similar than on T3/T4.

saguaros

JA Simpli is a pure template, not based on any framework, it's the same like a default Joomla template 🙂

ckubs

saguaros On default Joomla 4 template there are fewer customization options, much less, but there is a Font Scheme dropdown field where, as defined, could select Fonts from Folder / Fonts from Web( Google) with Roboto and Fira Sans / Roboto+Noto Sans respectively as defined in TemplateDetails.xml

On Simply options panel I see only a text field where I can imput google fonts in that form PT+Serif:400,700,700italic,400italic. I can edit Simply XML file to predefine local font values of that field? Or is there a sintax to imput local font values in that field? Thank you for your help.

saguaros

ckubs Let me forward to the team if there can be an improvement for local font in this template.

ckubs

saguaros Thank you. Waiting for your response. Simpli is quite an awesome template even though, free. Not for complex projects but for something simpler, good.

ckubs

saguaros Any response from the dev team regarding local fonts in Simpli template?

saguaros

Hi ckubs There is still no news on this yet, unfortunately.

ckubs

saguaros Well I understand. Even though Simpli is not a paid template, with ist's simplicity there is a plece for it in Jomlarts lineup without taking the place of it's more advanced siblings. Too bad it's let down by the lack of support for self hosted fonts in these days when everyone is looking for that.

saguaros

ckubs JA Simpli is quite old template and when we develop it, there is not GDPR concern like nowadays 🙂 I can report to the team only, the decision will be from team. If there is something new on this, I will update here.

kila

Exactly my question too, thank you for looking into it. A lot of businesses are getting fined in my country, and I can't find a way to disable google font in simpli template.

SOLUTION

Sat down with a talented webdev and pondered for two hours.

Imported fonts on the server, inserted custom.css all fine but site still loads from google server
to cut the ties

In the ja_simpli folder check out file helper.php
For my installation (V1.0.0 + Joomla ) it's in Line 376

/**
		 * Add custom style css
		 */
		public function addCustomStyle () {
			$html = '';
			$google_fonts = preg_split('/\n/', $this->getParam('styleGoogleFonts'));
			foreach ($google_fonts as $font) {
				$font = trim($font);
				if(!$font) continue;
	//			$html .= '<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=' . ($font) . '" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" >' . "\n";
			}

Comment out the line $html .= '<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=' . ($font) . '" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" >' . "\n"; with // and google fonts no longer load.

saguaros

kila Thanks for your sharing.

ckubs

kila Thank you for the help. I almost forgot about this topic after @saguaros responses. An official update would have been better to not need to edit that file after every update - if they will be any - and to use self hosted fonts instead, in an easier way. Making Simpli so slightly better with this feature wouldn't cannibalize their premium templates but well, it is what it is.