Eric – have you been able to address this? I’m also encountering a similar problem.
I did some digging, and I think I’ve found the problem.
My host has disabled the allow_url_fopen PHP.ini option (some hosts do this to help prevent security problems), and as a result the dashboard call to file_get_contents() will fail.
Would a small change in code to use cURL be a better approach? There’s a write-up at https://goffgrafix.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/if-your-server-sets-the-allow_url_fopen-and-allow_url_include-php-directives-off/ (example 2) that may be helpful.
It’s a great plugin and it would be great to see it work in all situations.
Please advise.Thanks!