diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
index c160950..253813d 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 	 * @author Philip Newcomer
 	 * @link   http://philipnewcomer.net/2012/11/get-the-attachment-id-from-an-image-url-in-wordpress/
 	 */
-	private static function get_image_id( $attachment_url ) {
+	public static function get_image_id( $attachment_url ) {
 		global $wpdb;
 		$attachment_id = false;
 
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
index f14eb17..f25e37b 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings {
 			echo '<img src="' . $item->fallback . '" style="max-width:400px" />';
 			echo '</div>';
 		}
-		echo '<input type="text" id="default_image_url" name="displayfeaturedimage_default" value="' . $item->fallback . '" />';
+		echo '<input type="url" id="default_image_url" name="displayfeaturedimage_default" value="' . $item->fallback . '" />';
 		echo '<input id="upload_default_image" type="button" class="upload_default_image button" value="' . __( 'Select Default Image', 'display-featured-image-genesis' ) . '" />';
 		echo '<p class="description">' . __( 'If you would like to use a default image for the featured image, upload it here. Must be a backstretch sized image.', 'display-featured-image-genesis' ) . '</p>';
 	}