Plugin with a directory called "node_modules" not appearing in Local's file list

[lcraft]

What issue or error are you experiencing?

When pulling files from a Flywheel site, if a plugin has a directory called node_modules, it doesn’t appear in the file list. Screenshots below of the files in Local and the files on the server as viewed from an FTP client.

I imagine what’s going on is Local is being really careful and excluding node_modules from the file list so you don’t push it up to a production server accidentally. But in my case, the plugin author happened to have their directory structured like this, and it has real files that are supposed to be loaded. The name of the plugin is WPBakery Page Builder.

Any tips on how to get this to pull automatically? For now I’ve just manually gone out and grabbed the missing directory.

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What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

System Details

• Local Version: Version 9.2.4+6788

• Operating System (OS) and OS version: Windows 11 Education 24H2

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Local Logs

Attach your Local Logs here (Help Doc - Retrieving Local’s Log)

I see nothing in the log file related to this.

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[Nick-B]

Hi @lcraft

I checked with the team on this and there is a node_modules exclusion on the Flywheel side that we aren’t able to remove at this time. For now you’ll need to either continue to manually use an FTP client, or reach out to WP Bakery to see if they have any workarounds or possibly could update their code to be more in line with other JS tooling, which doesn’t directly link to node_modules files.

[lcraft]

Figured it’d be something like that. Thanks for checking still!

[Nick-B]

Of course! If you have any other questions or concerns don’t hesitate to reach back out. We are always happy to help!