diff --git a/classes/LBRYPress.php b/classes/LBRYPress.php
index 3924077..be2804f 100644
--- a/classes/LBRYPress.php
+++ b/classes/LBRYPress.php
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class LBRYPress
     {
         register_activation_hook( LBRY_PLUGIN_FILE, array( $this, 'activate' ) );
         register_deactivation_hook( LBRY_PLUGIN_FILE, array( $this, 'deactivate' ) );
+        add_filter( 'kses_allowed_protocols' , array( $this, 'lbry_add_additional_protocols' ) );
 
         // Banner output for published posts
         // NOTE: move this to its own class to reduce clutter?
@@ -227,6 +228,19 @@ class LBRYPress
         error_log( 'Deactivated LBRYPress' );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allowing additional URL protocols to list of allowed protocols.
+     *
+     * @param array $protocols List of protocols allowed by (default WordPress.)
+     *
+     * @return array $protocols Updated list including additional protocols.
+     */
+    public function lbry_add_additional_protocols( $protocols )
+    {
+        $protocols[] = 'lbry';
+        return $protocols;
+    }
+
     public function published_on_lbry_banner($content)
     {
         if ( ! is_single() || ! in_the_loop() || ! is_main_query() ) {
diff --git a/templates/channels-page.php b/templates/channels-page.php
index 6c56b48..1bdf11c 100644
--- a/templates/channels-page.php
+++ b/templates/channels-page.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
                   $results = LBRY()->daemon->claim_search( $claim_id );
                   $lbry_url = $results->items[0]->canonical_url;
                   if ( $lbry_url ) {
-                      $open_url = str_replace( 'lbry://', 'open.lbry.com/', $lbry_url );
+                      $open_url = str_replace( 'lbry://', 'https://open.lbry.com/', $lbry_url );
                   }
                   $timestamp = $results->items[0]->meta->creation_timestamp;
                   $created_date = date( 'm-d-y', $timestamp );
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
                   $init_bid = $results->items[0]->amount; ?>          
                   <tr>
                   <td><a href="<?php echo esc_url( $open_url, 'lbrypress' ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( $channel->name, 'lbrypress' ); ?></a></td>
-                  <td><?php esc_html_e( $lbry_url, 'lbrypress' ); ?></td>
+                  <td><?php esc_html_e( esc_url( $lbry_url ), 'lbrypress' ); ?></td>
                   <td><?php esc_html_e( $claim_id, 'lbrypress' ); ?></td>
                   <td><?php esc_html_e( $created_date, 'lbrypress' ); ?></td>
                   <td><?php esc_html_e( $claims_published, 'lbrypress' ); ?></td>
                   <td><span title="Initial Bid Amount: <?php esc_html_e( $init_bid, 'lbrypress' ); ?>"><img src="<?php echo esc_url( plugin_dir_url( LBRY_PLUGIN_FILE ) . 'admin/images/lbc.png' ) ?>" class="icon icon-lbc bid-icon-lbc channel-bid-icon-lbc"><?php esc_html_e( $support_amount, 'lbrypress' ); ?></span></td>
-                  <td><a href="<?php echo admin_url( add_query_arg( array( 'page' => 'lbrypress', 'tab' => 'supports', 'claim_id' => $claim_id, 'supporting_channel' => $channel->name, 'current_support' => $support_amount, 'init_bid' => $init_bid, 'lbry_url' => urlencode($lbry_url) ), 'admin.php' ) ); ?>">Add</a></td>
+                  <td><a href="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( add_query_arg( array( 'page' => 'lbrypress', 'tab' => 'supports', 'claim_id' => urlencode( esc_html__( $claim_id, 'lbrypress' ) ), 'supporting_channel' => urlencode( esc_html__($channel->name, 'lbrypress' ) ), 'current_support' => urlencode( floatval($support_amount) ), 'init_bid' => urlencode( floatval($init_bid) ), 'lbry_url' => urlencode( esc_url($lbry_url) ) ), 'admin.php' ) ) ); ?>">Add</a></td>
                   </tr>
             <?php endforeach; ?>
               </tbody>