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How To Properly Host Google Fonts Locally In SP Page Builder 6.2 & Helix Ultimate?

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Brinkmann

SP Page Builder 1 day ago

Hi everyone,

I am currently optimizing my Joomla 6 website for GDPR compliance. I am using SP Page Builder Pro v6.2 and the Helix Ultimate Framework.

My goal is to completely stop any connections to Google Servers (fonts.googleapis.com) and serve all fonts locally.

I have two specific issues:

Local Fonts in SPPB 6.2: What is the recommended way in the new 6.2 interface to ensure all addon-specific fonts are downloaded and served from my own server? Is there a global "Local Fonts" toggle similar to the one in Helix?

Icon Conflict: When I try to force a local font (like Arial) via CSS, my FontAwesome icons (Instagram, Facebook, etc.) break and stop displaying. How can I set a global font-family for text while protecting the icon-font integrity in SPPB 6.2?

I want to avoid using a Cookie Consent banner just for fonts and would prefer a clean, local integration.

Technical Details:

Joomla Version: 6.x

SP Page Builder: 6.2.x

Framework: Helix Ultimate

Any guidance or "Best Practice" for these versions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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Paul Frankowski
Paul Frankowski
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Senior Staff 1 day ago #216620

Hi,

Have you read that guide >> https://www.joomshaper.com/documentation/sp-page-builder/google-fonts-and-dsgvo-gdpr

there is info about Google Fonts (2-5) and FontAwesome (7).

And FA are used only for few basics elements in Helix template, for example, arrows in MegaMenu. Using Fonts for HTML Tags don't change that area.

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Paul Frankowski
Paul Frankowski
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Senior Staff 1 day ago #216621

Is there a global "Local Fonts" toggle similar ....

YES, but it's from extension "OD Local Fonts" made by Martin (our forum user). It has also Free version. Fully GDPR friendly.

https://octi-suite.com/products/od-local-fonts.html

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Martin
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1 day ago #216631

Hi everyone,

Thanks Paul for mentioning ODLF!

To answer your specific questions:

  1. Local Fonts in SPPB: ODLF integrates directly with Helix Ultimate's Typography settings, so fonts are served locally through the template framework (Body, Headings, Navigation, etc.)

  2. Icon Conflicts: The plugin only replaces text fonts - FontAwesome and other icon fonts remain untouched and work as expected.

I'm currently finalizing a few details for the official JED release, but the core functionality is stable and GDPR-ready.

Feel free to check out the free version or reach out if you have questions about setup!

Best, Martin

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