Title: kbm's Replies | WordPress.org --- # kbm [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049311) * Hello ckong, * What version of PHP are you using? * This plugin requires at least PHP 5.2.0 to run properly. I think that your error may be related to running a version that is older than that. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049309) * Hello, * I’m still seeing the same issue on gotdistracted.net: * * Distracted Studio | New site up and coming … * Are you attempting to perform verification on a local staging server? Is the blog hosted under a subdirectory of gotdistracted.net? The HTML of the site looks hand-coded; it doesn’t look particularly like it was generated by WordPress. * Thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049307) * I think I see what the problem is. Can you verify that the `wp_head();` call is placed inside the HTML tag within your theme? * When I visited your site, I noticed that your HTML looks like this: * ``` ... ``` * Note that in your case, the `meta` tag that is used for verification is located outside the `head` tag. The verification service requires that it be located within the `head` instead. * I hope that helps! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049305) * Which theme are you using? Did you make any modifications to the HTML/PHP? Specifically, I am interested in whether or not your header PHP is making calls to wp_head(). * If you are interested in divulging the address of your blog, I could take a look. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Fatal error in verification](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-in-verification/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-in-verification/#post-2085612) * This looks like an issue with your system configuration. You might have a permissions issue that is preventing cURL from reading its security certificates. Check that the directory /usr/share/curl is readable. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Returns Fatal Error on activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/returns-fatal-error-on-activation/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/returns-fatal-error-on-activation/#post-2045125) * Hello msabirm, go ahead and try the latest version of the plugin and see if that helps. I added a bit of additional code to handle the differences between PHP 5.2.0 and PHP >5.2.1 * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Fatal error at activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/#post-2054833) * Hello Kharlo, * Sorry, the plugin won’t work unless your hoster upgrades your PHP installation to support libcurl. * Fortunately, the plugin is not the only way to verify your site with Google. There are several manual verification methods you can use to verify your blog at [https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/](https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/). * There are also several other verification plugins available for WP that don’t rely on web service calls, and therefore shouldn’t require CURL libraries. * I hope that helps! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Fatal error at activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/#post-2054819) * Do you have root access to your system? You might need to recompile PHP to include CURL support, or install additional support packages (e.g. php5-curl on Ubuntu.) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] The necessary verification token could not be found on your site.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-necessary-verification-token-could-not-be-found-on-your-site/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-necessary-verification-token-could-not-be-found-on-your-site/#post-2051308) * herozup: Make sure that your header.php file makes a PHP call to wp_head() somewhere inside the tag. * zippykid: I’m glad to hear that clearing the cache worked. I added a reminder for clearing the cache directly in the verification UI. * I appreciate your suggestions! You’re right that both Meta and File verification methods are prone to their own unique classes of issues (caching layers, filesystem permissions, etc.) Right now we are planning on sticking with Meta, but we will monitor the success rates and forum activity to see if we need to supplement our approach with additional contingency methods. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Fatal error at activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-at-activation/#post-2054664) * Hello Linda, * Which version of PHP are you using? * This plugin is using functionality that was introduced in PHP 5.2.1. Your version of PHP must be older than that. Hopefully you don’t have a version older than 5.2.0, because we do not support versions of PHP that are older than that. * I made a fix that will allow the plugin to run on 5.2.0. Assuming your version of PHP is at version 5.2.0 or above, you can try again in an hour or so. * Kevin * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049245) * Sweet! I’m happy to hear it. I’ll update the instructions FAQ and see what I can do to flush the cache automatically to prevent similar issues from occurring to others. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049242) * Could you try deleting your cache? (WP Super Cache:Delete Cache) * Also, does your theme’s header.php file have a call to wp_head()? It would look something like this: * … /* Always have wp_head() just before the closing * tag of your theme, or you will break many plugins, which * generally use this hook to add elements to such * as styles, scripts, and meta tags. */ wp_head(); … * Let me know if either suggestion resolved the issue for you. Thanks for the feedback. I will resolve the situation as soon as I determine the root cause. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] [Plugin: Google Site Verification Plugin] Failed due to an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-site-verification-plugin-failed-due-to-an-error/#post-2049239) * Hello Douglas, * Are you using any page caching plugins for WordPress or Apache/IIS? If so, can you tell me which plugins you use? * Thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] Returns Fatal Error on activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/returns-fatal-error-on-activation/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/returns-fatal-error-on-activation/#post-2045091) * It looks like the cURL can’t verify the authenticity of the certificate for Google’s HTTPS server. Your cURL installation may be using an outdated root certificate bundle: * [http://kb.ucla.edu/articles/how-do-i-update-root-certificates-in-apachephpcurl-environment](http://kb.ucla.edu/articles/how-do-i-update-root-certificates-in-apachephpcurl-environment) * I hope that helps! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Google Site Verification Plugin] The necessary verification token could not be found on your site.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-necessary-verification-token-could-not-be-found-on-your-site/) * Plugin Author [kbm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbm/) * (@kbm) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-necessary-verification-token-could-not-be-found-on-your-site/#post-2051225) * Which WordPress theme are you using? Has it been customized at all? 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