Title: Include VS Exclude
Last modified: February 3, 2021

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# Include VS Exclude

 *  Resolved [bailey84](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bailey84/)
 * (@bailey84)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-vs-exclude/)
 * I’d just like to know what the difference is between EXCEPTIONS when it comes
   to:
 * Include external links by URL:
 * VS
 * Exclude external links by URL:
 * Thanks
 * WP url: [https://www.mustdocanada.com](https://www.mustdocanada.com)
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 * WPEL Settings:
    array( ‘wpel-external-link-settings’ => array ( ‘apply_settings’
   => ‘1’, ‘target’ => ”, ‘target_overwrite’ => ”, ‘rel_follow’ => ‘nofollow’, ‘
   rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”, ‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’, ‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’, ‘
   rel_external’ => ”, ‘rel_sponsored’ => ”, ‘rel_ugc’ => ”, ‘title’ => ‘{title}’,‘
   class’ => ”, ‘icon_type’ => ”, ‘icon_image’ => ‘1’, ‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-
   menu’, ‘icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’, ‘icon_position’ => ‘right’, ‘
   no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’, ), ‘wpel-internal-link-settings’ => array ( ‘apply_settings’
   => ‘1’, ‘target’ => ”, ‘target_overwrite’ => ”, ‘rel_follow’ => ‘follow’, ‘rel_follow_overwrite’
   => ”, ‘rel_noopener’ => ”, ‘rel_noreferrer’ => ”, ‘title’ => ‘{title}’, ‘class’
   => ”, ‘icon_type’ => ”, ‘icon_image’ => ‘1’, ‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,‘
   icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’, ‘icon_position’ => ‘right’, ‘no_icon_for_img’
   => ‘1’, ), ‘wpel-exceptions-settings’ => array ( ‘apply_all’ => ‘1’, ‘apply_post_content’
   => ‘1’, ‘apply_comments’ => ‘1’, ‘apply_widgets’ => ‘1’, ‘skip_post_ids’ => ”,‘
   ignore_classes’ => ”, ‘subdomains_as_internal_links’ => ”, ‘include_urls’ => ‘
   [https://uncoveringbc.com/&#8217](https://uncoveringbc.com/&#8217);, ‘exclude_urls’
   => ‘[https://flyeia.com/&#8217](https://flyeia.com/&#8217);, ‘excludes_as_internal_links’
   => ‘1’, ‘ignore_script_tags’ => ‘1’, ‘ignore_mailto_links’ => ‘1’, ), ‘wpel-admin-
   settings’ => array ( ‘own_admin_menu’ => ‘1’, ), );

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 *  Plugin Author [Alexandru Tapuleasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/talextech/)
 * (@talextech)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-vs-exclude/#post-14007244)
 * Hi,
 * It refers to what links should be considered external.
    “Include” will treat 
   those links as external, even if they are internal. “Exclude” will treat those
   links as internal, even if they are external.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-vs-exclude/#post-14007244)
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