Title: [Plugin: Google  Importer] Something went wrong using wp_remote_get()
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Google Importer] Something went wrong using wp_remote_get()

 *  Resolved [zargoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zargoth/)
 * (@zargoth)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/)
 * Both when i save the settings and trying to import from Google+ i get the error
   message “Something went wrong using wp_remote_get()”. Both the API key and Google
   + ID is the correct ones and i tried to use the link the script uses to get data
   from google+ and it works manually in the webbrowser but not with the script.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-importer/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-importer/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Sutherland Boswell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sutherlandboswell/)
 * (@sutherlandboswell)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2340994)
 * I just submitted version 1.0.2 which hopefully will give a little more detailed
   error message, but the problem you’re having is with the way your server makes
   remote requests. What host are you using? They may not have external requests
   enabled.
 *  Thread Starter [zargoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zargoth/)
 * (@zargoth)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2340997)
 * I am running wordpress on a server under my own administration running solaris
   10. The new version gives better error messages and it seems to be that my server
   dont like googles SSL sertificate for some reason this is the detailed error 
   message i get:
 * “SSL certificate problem, verify that the CA cert is OK. Details: error:14090086:
   SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed”
 *  Plugin Author [Sutherland Boswell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sutherlandboswell/)
 * (@sutherlandboswell)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2341010)
 * I think I have a fix for you to try, let me know if it works.
 * Open the plugin in the editor and find the line
 * `$response = wp_remote_get( $request );`
 * and change it to
 * `$response = wp_remote_get( $request, array( 'sslverify' => false ) );`
 *  Thread Starter [zargoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zargoth/)
 * (@zargoth)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2341049)
 * Now it works. Thanks for the help!
 *  Plugin Author [Sutherland Boswell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sutherlandboswell/)
 * (@sutherlandboswell)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2341058)
 * Glad I could help. Version 1.0.3 should appear soon which includes this fix, 
   I hope you’ll rate and mark that the new version works for you!

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 * Last reply from: [Sutherland Boswell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sutherlandboswell/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-importer-something-went-wrong-using-wp_remote_get/#post-2341058)
 * Status: resolved