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@nathanoj – Version 1.4 will very soon be released and should solve this issue. Unfortunately, at this time the +1 button cannot be used exclusively under each post header. We will consider that request for a future update. Thanks!

Hi there!

After you installed and activated the widget, did you then go to Appearance -> Widgets and drag the Google Plus Widget over to an active module area of your site? Once the widget is activated, it still needs to be “placed” on your WP site in order for it to appear on the front-end.

Hope this helps!

Hi All! Google recently changed the structure of the Google+ profile area which is why you were experiencing the issues surrounding the circle count and missing profile image. Currently, Google has not released an official API for Google+ so when they make a significant change on their end, it requires us to update the widget accordingly. We’re hopeful that Google soon releases the Google+ API at which point we will incorporate and will stabilize the external display of profile elements.

My apologies for any inconveniences, but know that we are actively working to improve the Google Plus Widget every day and are excited about the possibilities that the Google+ platform will provide all of us!

Google has yet to release its official Google+ API. Until that occurs, the only way to obtain the circle count and profile image is to scrape the Google+ profile page for those items. However, in Google’s constant refinement of their product, they are often changing the underlying code and therefore requiring updates to the widget to account for those changes. We anticipate Google to stabilize this soon and release the API for Google+. Until then, we are updating our widget as needed and as quickly as possible to keep up with their changes.

My apologies for the inconvenience, but rest assured we will continue to update the widget and as soon as the stable API release occurs, we will release a version that uses it.

Hi neville! Thanks for your question! Sounds like wherever you’re hosting your blog, that server doesn’t have its respective php-soap client package installed. The name of the package may differ slightly based on the version and the OS that’s running on your Web server…you may need to ask your host for assistance. Here’s an article that explains it some more detail: http://www.electrictoolbox.com/class-soapclient-not-found/.

We try to keep an up-to-date list of common issues along with their resolutions in the FAQ tab of the plugin page. Be sure to check that if you run into additional problems and if your issue isn’t found, let us know and we’ll do our best to find a resolution and include it for the future!

Also, we’re preparing to release an updated version of the Google Plus Widget in a couple days or so which will update how Google has recently restructured its profile information (there have been some recent issues with the circle count as well as the profile image not appearing)…so be on the lookout for that and please upgrade when it becomes available.

We’re also planning some additional value-add enhancements in the very near future which will combine some more Google+ features into the Google Plus Widget along with the ability to customize the plugin’s appearance.