Additional fonts may be added to your font list and applied to any text element on your website using Theme Designer. The option to select additional fonts becomes available when making text element changes such as changing the default font or an individual element such as the homepage display name. Theme Designer is used to make the changes.
The additional fonts that may be added are available from Google Fonts. It is not possible to upload your own custom fonts.
Please note that it is possible to add as many fonts as you would like, but as a highly recommended best practice, users should stick to just one or two fonts on per theme/page. Using too many fonts will negative affect page loading times as well as having a negative impact on the on the aesthetic of the site.
See the following Google link for an excellent font resource to see how specific fonts affect page loading. On this page, click Add to Collection and then click Use to see the page load meter. http://www.google.com/fonts
Can I upload my own fonts?
Unfortunately, it is not possible to upload your own custom fonts. For a font to be visible to a site visitor, the font must also installed in the site visitor's computer. That means that even if a custom font has been chosen for display in a site, it will not be visible to the site visitor unless the font has been installed in their computer.
To ensure that the same fonts or font families are displayed when a site, these web safe fonts have been made available for use in the site. Most of these fonts or font families come pre-installed on most browsers and computers.
Hundreds of font options have been made available from the Google font library ensuring that most kinds of fonts and typefaces are represented and are made available for display in the site.
Change Default Font
In your account, hover your mouse pointer over Website then click on Customize Website.
The page will refresh with a new customization menu at the top, confirming that you are in the Customize Website View.
- Select Themes.
- In the new window that appears, click Edit Theme. The Theme Designer will load.
Note: If you are using a Zenfolio made Theme, you will need to first create a new theme or Duplicate an existing pre-made theme before selecting Edit Theme. Click here for more details.
- Select the STYLE tab.
- Under Toolbox » Selected Element click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu. Select the Normal Text element. The element settings will load beneath.
- Under Theme defaults » Family click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu. Select the font you wish to use. Google fonts will appear after the standard web fonts.
- Your changes will be reflected in the preview window to the right.
- Once you are finished, click the Save link near the top of the screen.
Note: If you wish to change other font settings such as size and line spacing, you will need to make font changes under Normal Text rather than Theme defaults. Use defaults will be unchecked in the process.
Change Homepage Display Name
Individual text elements may be changed in Theme Designer such as the Homepage Display Name. Such changes will override the default settings and Use default will be unchecked. You may re-check Use default if you wish to return using the default settings.
In your account, hover your mouse pointer over Website then click on Customize Website.
The page will refresh with a new customization menu at the top, confirming that you are in the Customize Website View.
- Select Themes.
- In the new window that appears, click Edit Theme. The Theme Designer will load.
Note: If you are using a Zenfolio made Theme, you will need to first create a new theme or Duplicate an existing pre-made theme before selecting Edit Theme. Click here for more details.
- Select the HOMEPAGE tab.
- Under Toolbox » Selected Element click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu. Select the Display Name element. The element settings will load beneath.
- Under Family click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu. Select the font you wish to use. Google fonts will appear after the standard web fonts.
- Your changes will be reflected in the preview window to the right.
- Once you are finished, click the Save link near the top of the screen.
For other text displayed on your site, use the same steps displayed above to edit the fonts. Just select the element in the Theme Designer that corresponds to the text in your site then edit the font.
If you're not sure about which element controls the desired font, contact Zenfolio support through this page HERE. For a quicker reply, make sure to send a link to the page where the text is displayed and a screenshot of the specific text.
Select Additional Fonts
Many more fonts than are listed may be applied to your website. These fonts come from Google Fonts and may be viewed at this link HERE. It is not possible to upload your own custom fonts.
- In Theme Designer under Toolbox » Selected Element click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu. Select the text Element that you would like to edit. The element settings will load beneath.
- Next to Family - click the down pointing arrow to access the drop-down menu.
- At the bottom select Add Fonts.... The fonts window will load.
- Scroll though the list of available fonts or use the search to locate the fonts you are interested in. Select the fonts you want to add to the Font List. The selected fonts will display a green checkmark.
- The fonts that have already been added will be displayed on the right.
- Repeat 3 and 4 until satisfied. Then click OK.
Your new fonts will be available under Google Fonts, under the Family drop-down menu
- Once you are satisfied, click the Save link near the top of the screen.
