For loopback requests, do not use the safe request, as it has the side effect of removing credentials for basic auth

Author: Marco Pereirinha

php/class-connect.php

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public function rest_save_wizard( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $url ) ) {
 			// Warm the last uploaded items in the media library.
-			wp_safe_remote_request(
+			wp_remote_request(
 				Utils::rest_url( 'wp/v2/media' ),
 				array(
 					'timeout'  => 0.1,
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ public static function test_rest_api_connectivity() {
 		);
 
 		$url      = Utils::rest_url( REST_API::BASE . '/test_rest_api' );
-		$response = wp_safe_remote_get( $url, $args );
+		$response = wp_remote_get( $url, $args );
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
 			$result = array(

php/class-deactivation.php

@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public function rest_callback( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 
 		$url = add_query_arg( array_filter( $args ), CLOUDINARY_ENDPOINTS_DEACTIVATION );
 
-		$response = wp_safe_remote_get( $url );
+		$response = wp_remote_get( $url );
 
 		if ( 'uninstall' === $data ) {
 			$this->cleanup();

php/class-rest-api.php

@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ public function background_request( $endpoint, $params = array(), $method = 'POS
 		$args['headers']['X-WP-Nonce'] = $params['nonce'];
 
 		// Send request.
-		wp_safe_remote_request( $url, $args );
+		wp_remote_request( $url, $args );
 	}
 }