diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06c7b30..08c0317 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # markdown-magic-transform-badges
 
-<!-- doc-gen BADGES style=for-the-badge collapse=true collapseLabel="More badges" collapseVisible=7 ciWorkflow="ci.yml" ciBranch="main" -->
-[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/markdown-magic-transform-badges.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![actions status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/ci.yml?branch=main&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/actions) [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![maintained](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/graphs/commit-activity) [![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dw/markdown-magic-transform-badges.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?branch=main&style=for-the-badge)](https://codecov.io/gh/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/releases)
+<!-- doc-gen BADGES style=for-the-badge collapse=true collapseLabel="More badges" collapseVisible=7 ciWorkflow="ci.yml" ciBranch="main" excludeBadges=["npmVersion","npmDownloads"] -->
+[![actions status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/ci.yml?branch=main&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/actions) [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![maintained](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/graphs/commit-activity) [![codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?branch=main&style=for-the-badge)](https://codecov.io/gh/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/releases) [![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/stargazers) [![forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/network/members)
 
 <details>
 <summary>More badges</summary>
 
-[![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/stargazers) [![forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/network/members) [![watchers](https://img.shields.io/github/watchers/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/watchers) [![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/commits) [![contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/graphs/contributors) [![issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/issues) [![pull requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/pulls) [![repo size](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![top language](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![languages](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/count/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/search?l=)
+[![watchers](https://img.shields.io/github/watchers/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/watchers) [![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/commits) [![contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/graphs/contributors) [![issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/issues) [![pull requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/pulls) [![repo size](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![top language](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges) [![languages](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/count/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/ioncakephper/markdown-magic-transform-badges/search?l=)
 
 </details>
 <!-- end-doc-gen -->
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1dbd049..3ecb47c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ module.exports = ({ transform, options, settings = {} }) => {
     style: null,
     ciWorkflow: "ci.yml",
     ciBranch: "main",
+    excludeBadges: [],
+    // collapse: true,
+    // collapseLabel: "More badges",
+    // collapseVisible: 3,
   };
   const globalOptions =
     (settings.transformDefaults && settings.transformDefaults[transform]) || {};
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ module.exports = ({ transform, options, settings = {} }) => {
   const allBadges = [];
   const name = pkg.name;
 
+  console.log(`Exclude Badges: ${opts.excludeBadges}`);
+
   // helper to add named badges
   const pushBadge = (key, md) => {
     if (opts.excludeBadges && opts.excludeBadges.includes(key)) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b1b2aa..c227b2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "markdown-magic-transform-badges",
-  "description": "",
+  "description": "A markdown-magic transform to generate badges",
   "version": "1.2.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {