diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
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+name: "CodeQL config"
+
+paths-ignore:
+  - docs/assets/plugins/
+  - plugins/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
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+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - "!dependabot/**"
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches:
+      - master
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 0"
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+          languages: "javascript"
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
+
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1