Site loading slowly due to fonts on Google server

[theseozone]

@import url(//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,700);

I contacted my Web host to find out why my site is loading so slowly since I just set it up. It turns out it's because of a font referenced on the Google server above. This was taking 31 seconds to load according to the pingdom report below.

http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/bqTLua/http://moondancer.localexpertlist.com

Is there another way to use similar fonts without the query to Google's server? Thanks.

http://moondancer.localexpertlist.com/

[Sachin Verma]

Use the enqueue script method instead of import and test again.

http://my.studiopress.com/tutorials/load-google-fonts/

Here is why you should avoid using import : http://gtmetrix.com/avoid-css-import.html

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[theseozone]

Thanks for this information!

Will StudioPress update all the themes with this new method? I just downloaded the theme and added a few plugins last week. So, from my perspective, this theme, or any theme using Google fonts this way is broken out of the box. Why should I have to "fix" each theme before I even start using it? This site has zero traffic and is only a test site so, there is really no reason it should be this slow on the front end AND the back end. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!

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