Title: 403 error while fetching
Last modified: September 6, 2022

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# 403 error while fetching

 *  Resolved [yawanur27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yawanur27/)
 * (@yawanur27)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/)
 * Hi,
    getting a permanent error: “error while fetching this site’s frontend HTML:
   403 – Forbidden”
 * * WP is installed in sub-directory, may this cause the error? Tried PRO version
   to modify source URL but does not help either.
    * CDN is deactivated * security
   or other plugins deactivated
 * Any help apricated. Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Daan van den Bergh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daanvandenbergh/)
 * (@daanvandenbergh)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982213)
 * Okay, so it’s forbidden for your server to “visit” itself.
 * OMGF is trying to render your homepage, but it fails, because it’s denied access.
 * You can try and work around this, by visiting your site yourself, while being
   logged in as an administrator, and appending `?omgf_optimize=1` to the URL.
 * Could you try that?
 *  Thread Starter [yawanur27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yawanur27/)
 * (@yawanur27)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982233)
 * I have access to website, even with the appendix added.
 * I may have to notice that there are other section (other tools and websites) 
   running on the same server. Some with the same website prefix. May this cause
   the error?
 * Good news is, that the google api request disappeared when having a look at Chromes
   Developer panel
 *  Plugin Author [Daan van den Bergh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daanvandenbergh/)
 * (@daanvandenbergh)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982243)
 * Okay, so head back into OMGF’s settings screen now, and you should see fonts 
   listed in the Manage Optimized Fonts (soon to be renamed to Optimize Local Fonts)
   section, correct?
 * If that’s the case, then OMGF should he working properly from now on.
 *  Thread Starter [yawanur27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yawanur27/)
 * (@yawanur27)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982251)
 * Correct, the fonts are listed and the Developer Panel does not show the googlefontsapis
   any more.
 * But the error message remains 🙂
    Shall I ignore it, as the plugin seems to work
   fine?
 * (Guess it’s because the other tools on the same webspace.)
 *  Plugin Author [Daan van den Bergh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daanvandenbergh/)
 * (@daanvandenbergh)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982274)
 * Yes, you can ignore this error. You won’t be able to fetch fonts with Save & 
   Optimize, but using the `?omgf_optimize=1` parameter you fetched the fonts yourself.
 *  Thread Starter [yawanur27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yawanur27/)
 * (@yawanur27)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982277)
 * great! Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [Daan van den Bergh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daanvandenbergh/)
 * (@daanvandenbergh)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982281)
 * Awesome! When you have the time, I’d highly appreciate a review. You can write
   one [here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/host-webfonts-local/reviews/#new-post).

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 * Last reply from: [Daan van den Bergh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daanvandenbergh/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-error-while-fetching/#post-15982281)
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