[Plugin: WP Link Directory] The URL you supplied doesn’t seem to be valid.

Hello,

I have recently installed the WP Link Directory plug-in and it is working great. Well, almost.

When I fill out the form to submit a link and press “Add Link”, I get the error message: “The URL you supplied doesn’t seem to be valid.”

I have pinpointed the problem to this code:

// Check URL Exists With fopen
		$handle1=@fopen($_POST['entry_url'],'r');
		if($handle1){
			$url=$wpdb->escape($_POST['entry_url']);
			fclose($handle1);
		}else{
			return $page.__("The URL you supplied doesn't seem to be valid.",$WPLD_Domain);
		}

However I am no expert in PHP and am not quite sure how to fix this code. When I comment out the entire block, the submission goes through, but when I go to approve the link, there is no URL attached.

I’ve searched for the solution for a while now but cannot find an answer.

Here is the link to the plugin: http://www.schoolsanddegrees.com/blog/resource-links/

Go ahead, add a link (or attempt to) and see the problem for yourself.

Where can I find a fix for this?