Title: Prevent scanning node_modules folder
Last modified: September 20, 2022

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# Prevent scanning node_modules folder

 *  Resolved [Noptin Newsletter Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picocodes/)
 * (@picocodes)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-scanning-node_modules-folder/)
 * Scanning becomes unbearably slow when I enable scanning of JS files. My guess
   is that it also scans packages in node_modules folder. How can I disable this?

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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-scanning-node_modules-folder/#post-16025568)
 * Add “node_modules” to the blocked paths in the bundle configuration Advanced 
   tab.
 * See [https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/manual/bundle-config#exclude](https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/manual/bundle-config#exclude)
 *  Thread Starter [Noptin Newsletter Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picocodes/)
 * (@picocodes)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-scanning-node_modules-folder/#post-16027350)
 * Thanks

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-scanning-node_modules-folder/#post-16027350)
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