Google+ Pinboard Theme – Link with validation code?

Hi all

Trying to get some of the social media channels setup for my new WordPress project using this Pinboard theme.

To put a validated link on your Google+ page you need to have a hyperlink on your webpage linking to the G+ page. I added the big long hyperlink with the page number to the theme options but when you click “Test link” on your G+ options it doesnt pick it up…
Google+

So I think it’s something to do with the rel=”publisher” part of the hyperlink they want you to use…

I think I found the right bit of code to edit it “theme-options.php” but I’m just not sure how to change it…

function pinboard_googleplus_link() { ?>
<input name="pinboard_theme_options[googleplus_link]" type="text" value="” />
<?php
}

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

Iain