Title: "Font" plugin cannot start working: this plugin is using…
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# "Font" plugin cannot start working: this plugin is using…

 *  [tericase](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tericase/)
 * (@tericase)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/font-plugin-cannot-start-working-this-plugin-is-using/)
 * Within the past two hours, I am getting the below error message on all of my 
   WordPress sites when I try to use Font. I checked with my host and they’ve changed
   nothing. I’ve reset settings. I’ve deactivated and reactivated. I deleted and
   re-installed. Same problem.
    —— “Font” plugin cannot start working. This plugin
   is using fonts and services from remote server, but is unable to connect to it.
 * The problem can be solved only by you or by your server administrator by enabling
   remote access. In PHP settings:
    1. Enable allow_url_fopen 2. or enable cURL 
   3. If settings 1 or 2 are enabled but this message is still visible, server settings
   or firewall may be blocking connection 4. Free hosting providers may be very 
   restrictive and can refuse allowing remote connections from your server
 * To hide this message please resolve the problem and re-activate the plugin or
   if that’s not possible disable “Font” plugin
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/font/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/font/)

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 *  [Octavia Drughi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/octavia-drughi/)
 * (@octavia-drughi)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/font-plugin-cannot-start-working-this-plugin-is-using/#post-6747015)
 * Hi,
    I’m having the exact same problem. It started yesterday and I’m getting 
   the same error message. I contacted my host, they checked and said everything
   is in order at their end. Any tips on how to fix this?
 *  [acavas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acavas/)
 * (@acavas)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/font-plugin-cannot-start-working-this-plugin-is-using/#post-6747021)
 * Same problem but its not that the php component is missing on your website its
   probably that the [http://fontsforweb.com/](http://fontsforweb.com/) is not working.
 * And from what i see their server restarted unexpectedly. We should contact the
   developers.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/font_e3cee3.svg)
 * [Font - official webfonts plugin of Fonts For Web. NO CODING! Just click & change font size, color and font face visually!](https://wordpress.org/plugins/font/)
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 * [font](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/font/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [acavas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acavas/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/font-plugin-cannot-start-working-this-plugin-is-using/#post-6747021)
 * Status: not resolved