diff --git a/src/blocks/author-list/class-wp-rest-newspack-author-list-controller.php b/src/blocks/author-list/class-wp-rest-newspack-author-list-controller.php
index a6fa40388..b0ead48e1 100644
--- a/src/blocks/author-list/class-wp-rest-newspack-author-list-controller.php
+++ b/src/blocks/author-list/class-wp-rest-newspack-author-list-controller.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function api_get_all_authors( $request ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( ! empty( $request->get_param( 'exclude' ) ) && is_array( $request->get_param( 'exclude' ) ) ) {
-			$options['exclude'] = $request->get_param( 'exclude' );
+			$options['exclude'] = $request->get_param( 'exclude' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude
 		}
 
 		if ( ! empty( $request->get_param( 'excludeEmpty' ) ) ) {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public function get_all_authors( $options = [] ) {
 			'author_type'         => 'all',
 			'author_roles'        => $this->get_editable_roles(),
 			'avatar_hide_default' => false,
-			'exclude'             => [],
+			'exclude'             => [], // phpcs:ignore WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude
 			'exclude_empty'       => false,
 			'fields'              => [ 'id', 'name', 'bio', 'email', 'social', 'avatar', 'url' ],
 			'per_page'            => 10,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public function get_all_authors( $options = [] ) {
 			];
 
 			if ( ! empty( $options['exclude'] ) ) {
-				$user_args['exclude'] = $options['exclude'];
+				$user_args['exclude'] = $options['exclude']; // phpcs:ignore WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude
 			}
 
 			$results         = new \WP_User_Query( $user_args );
diff --git a/src/blocks/author-list/edit.js b/src/blocks/author-list/edit.js
index c9e9358c9..8654a91f0 100644
--- a/src/blocks/author-list/edit.js
+++ b/src/blocks/author-list/edit.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import { SingleAuthor } from '../author-profile/single-author';
 import { AutocompleteWithSuggestions } from 'newspack-components';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 
-export default ( { attributes, clientId, setAttributes } ) => {
+const AuthorList = ( { attributes, clientId, setAttributes } ) => {
 	const [ authors, setAuthors ] = useState( null );
 	const [ error, setError ] = useState( null );
 	const [ isLoading, setIsLoading ] = useState( false );
@@ -523,3 +523,5 @@ export default ( { attributes, clientId, setAttributes } ) => {
 		</>
 	);
 };
+
+export default AuthorList;
diff --git a/src/blocks/author-list/view.php b/src/blocks/author-list/view.php
index e034c1349..760bbb6fc 100644
--- a/src/blocks/author-list/view.php
+++ b/src/blocks/author-list/view.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function( $exclusion ) {
 	$params              = [
 		'author_type'  => $author_type,
 		'author_roles' => $author_roles,
-		'exclude'      => $exclude_ids,
+		'exclude'      => $exclude_ids, // phpcs:ignore WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude
 		'fields'       => [ 'id', 'name', 'bio', 'email', 'social', 'avatar', 'url' ],
 	];
 
diff --git a/src/blocks/author-profile/edit.js b/src/blocks/author-profile/edit.js
index f308401df..0ece66692 100644
--- a/src/blocks/author-profile/edit.js
+++ b/src/blocks/author-profile/edit.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const avatarSizeOptions = [
 	},
 ];
 
-export default ( { attributes, setAttributes } ) => {
+const AuthorProfile = ( { attributes, setAttributes } ) => {
 	const [ author, setAuthor ] = useState( null );
 	const [ error, setError ] = useState( null );
 	const [ isLoading, setIsLoading ] = useState( false );
@@ -426,3 +426,5 @@ export default ( { attributes, setAttributes } ) => {
 		</>
 	);
 };
+
+export default AuthorProfile;