Title: Error Message wp_remote_get() timed out
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error Message wp_remote_get() timed out

 *  Resolved [Herm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublembc/)
 * (@doublembc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/)
 * Hello,
    i just have a bug, it came suddenly,
 * i deactivated
    “WordPress Fastest Cache Plugin” (Cache) “JCH Plugin” (Compression&
   Minify) deleted Cachefolder, looked up for wrong folder-permission-rights, but
   no conclusion. Timeout for “wp_remote_get” is set 300.
 * _“Fehler beim Abruf des Videothumbnails von der URL [http://img.youtube.com/vi/aKAGU2jkaNg/maxresdefault.jpg](http://img.youtube.com/vi/aKAGU2jkaNg/maxresdefault.jpg)
   mithilfe von wp\_remote\_get()
    Wenn das Öffnen der URL keinen Fehler verursacht,
   könnte das Problem mit deinem Webserver zusammenhängen. Bitte kontaktiere dann
   deinen Administrator oder Anbieter. Fehlerdetails: Resolving timed out after 
   5516 milliseconds”
 * What can i do or try next?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-thumbnails/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Herm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublembc/)
 * (@doublembc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795624)
 * While activating the Plugin, i got following error-message from wordpress in 
   the plugins-overview:
 * _“Das Plugin verursachte eine Fehlermeldung 3 Zeichen unerwartete Ausgabe während
   der Aktivierung. Sollte du Fehlermeldungen wie „headers already sent“, Probleme
   mit der Syndizierung der Feeds oder andere Fehler erhalten, versuche das Plugin
   zu deaktivieren oder zu löschen.”_
 *  Thread Starter [Herm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublembc/)
 * (@doublembc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795628)
 *  Thread Starter [Herm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublembc/)
 * (@doublembc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795655)
 * I just installed WP 4.3.1 new, but there is still the same error
 * _Fehler beim Abruf des Videothumbnails von der URL [http://img.youtube.com/vi/x554xj6f8xI/0.jpg](http://img.youtube.com/vi/x554xj6f8xI/0.jpg)
   mithilfe von wp\_remote\_get()
    Wenn das Öffnen der URL keinen Fehler verursacht,
   könnte das Problem mit deinem Webserver zusammenhängen. Bitte kontaktiere dann
   deinen Administrator oder Anbieter. Fehlerdetails: Resolving timed out after 
   5514 milliseconds
 *  Thread Starter [Herm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublembc/)
 * (@doublembc)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795704)
 * Here is my solution:
    in video-thumbnails.php: Line 382:
 * `$response = wp_remote_get( $image_url, array('timeout' => 120) );`
 *  [runmusic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/runmusic/)
 * (@runmusic)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795931)
 * Thanks a lot doublembc. Works like a charm!!. Goog work and thx for share.

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 * [get](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/get/)
 * [Remote](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/remote/)
 * [timeout](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/timeout/)

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 * Last reply from: [runmusic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/runmusic/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp_remote_get-timed-out/#post-6795931)
 * Status: resolved