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Exclude and ignore rules ignored for some folders

Exclude and ignore rules do not stop scanning or alerts for some folders and file types, such as wp-content and JSON files.

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

5 public reports · first reported 24 January 2025 · last reported 30 August 2025

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Owners who want to watch only core files and critical configuration report that the exclude and ignore rules in this file monitor do not fully work.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

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  • The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

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