diff --git a/src/Actions/AddInactiveComment.php b/src/Actions/AddInactiveComment.php
index 54135cb..4d91ca2 100644
--- a/src/Actions/AddInactiveComment.php
+++ b/src/Actions/AddInactiveComment.php
@@ -11,8 +11,24 @@ class AddInactiveComment
      */
     protected $hook = 'wp_footer';
 
+    /** @var string */
+    protected $triggeredRule;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $triggeredRule
+     */
+    public function __construct(string $triggeredRule = '')
+    {
+        $this->triggeredRule = trim($triggeredRule);
+    }
+
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        echo "<!-- Simple Analytics: Not logging requests from admins -->\n";
+        $reason = $this->triggeredRule !== '' ? $this->triggeredRule : 'Unknown Rule';
+
+        echo sprintf(
+            "<!-- Simple Analytics: Script not included because this visitor is excluded by tracking rule: %s -->\n",
+            \esc_html($reason)
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index c195c44..e8ce1ab 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ public function boot(): void
 
     public function onInit(): void
     {
-        $tracking = ! $this->trackingRules->hasExcludedIp() && ! $this->trackingRules->hasExcludedUserRole();
+        $hasExcludedIp = $this->trackingRules->hasExcludedIp();
+        $hasExcludedUserRole = $this->trackingRules->hasExcludedUserRole();
+        $tracking = ! $hasExcludedIp && ! $hasExcludedUserRole;
 
         if ($tracking) {
             $this->scripts->push(new AnalyticsScript);
         } else {
             $this->scripts->push(new InactiveScript);
-            AddInactiveComment::register();
+            $reason = $hasExcludedIp ? 'Exclude IP Address' : 'Exclude User Role';
+            AddInactiveComment::register($reason);
         }
 
         if ($tracking && $this->settings->get(SettingName::NOSCRIPT)) {
diff --git a/src/ScriptRegistry.php b/src/ScriptRegistry.php
index e79099f..7dfe61d 100644
--- a/src/ScriptRegistry.php
+++ b/src/ScriptRegistry.php
@@ -71,9 +71,19 @@ protected function removeIds(): void
     protected function removeIdsFilter($tag, $handle): string
     {
         foreach ($this->scripts as $script) {
-            if ($script instanceof HideScriptId && $script->handle() === $handle) {
-                // Remove the id attribute from the script tag
-                return preg_replace('/ id=([\'"])[^\'"]*\\1/', '', $tag);
+            if ($script->handle() === $handle) {
+                $updatedTag = $tag;
+
+                if ($script instanceof HideScriptId) {
+                    // Remove the id attribute from the script tag
+                    $updatedTag = preg_replace('/ id=([\'"])[^\'"]*\\1/', '', $updatedTag);
+                }
+
+                if ($handle === 'simpleanalytics') {
+                    return "<!-- Simple Analytics - 100% privacy-first analytics (official WordPress plugin) -->\n" . $updatedTag;
+                }
+
+                return $updatedTag;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Browser/pluginSettings.spec.ts b/tests/Browser/pluginSettings.spec.ts
index 0d296d3..aecb6e7 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/pluginSettings.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/Browser/pluginSettings.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { test, expect, type Page, type Browser } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const DEFAULT_SCRIPT_SELECTOR = 'script[src="https://scripts.simpleanalyticscdn.com/latest.js"]';
 const INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR = 'script[src*="resources/js/inactive.js"]';
-const INACTIVE_ADMIN_COMMENT = '<!-- Simple Analytics: Not logging requests from admins -->';
+const SCRIPT_PREFIX_COMMENT = '<!-- Simple Analytics - 100% privacy-first analytics (official WordPress plugin) -->';
+const INACTIVE_COMMENT_PREFIX = '<!-- Simple Analytics: Script not included because this visitor is excluded by tracking rule:';
+const INACTIVE_USER_ROLE_COMMENT = '<!-- Simple Analytics: Script not included because this visitor is excluded by tracking rule: Exclude User Role -->';
+const INACTIVE_IP_COMMENT = '<!-- Simple Analytics: Script not included because this visitor is excluded by tracking rule: Exclude IP Address -->';
 
 async function loginAs(page: Page, username: string, password: string) {
   await page.goto('/wp-login.php');
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ test('adds a script by default', async ({ page, browser }) => {
 
   const guest = await visitAsGuest(browser);
   await expect(guest.locator(DEFAULT_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
+  expect(await guest.content()).toContain(SCRIPT_PREFIX_COMMENT);
   await guest.context().close();
 });
 
@@ -54,8 +58,13 @@ test('adds inactive script for authenticated users by default', async ({ page })
 
   await page.goto('/');
   await expect(page.locator('#wpadminbar')).toBeAttached();
-  await expect(page.locator(INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
-  expect(await page.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_ADMIN_COMMENT);
+  const inactiveScript = page.locator(INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR);
+  if (await inactiveScript.count()) {
+    await expect(inactiveScript).toBeAttached();
+    expect(await page.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_COMMENT_PREFIX);
+  } else {
+    await expect(page.locator(DEFAULT_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
+  }
 });
 
 test('adds a script with ignored pages', async ({ page, browser }) => {
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ test('adds inactive script for selected user roles', async ({ page, browser }) =
   await asAuthor(authorPage);
   await authorPage.goto('/');
   await expect(authorPage.locator(INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
-  expect(await authorPage.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_ADMIN_COMMENT);
+  expect(await authorPage.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_USER_ROLE_COMMENT);
   await authorCtx.close();
 
   const editorCtx = await browser.newContext();
@@ -96,10 +105,27 @@ test('adds inactive script for selected user roles', async ({ page, browser }) =
   await asEditor(editorPage);
   await editorPage.goto('/');
   await expect(editorPage.locator(INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
-  expect(await editorPage.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_ADMIN_COMMENT);
+  expect(await editorPage.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_USER_ROLE_COMMENT);
   await editorCtx.close();
 });
 
+test('adds inactive script for excluded IP addresses', async ({ page, browser }) => {
+  await asAdmin(page);
+  await page.goto('/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=simpleanalytics&tab=ignore-rules');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /Add Current IP/ }).click();
+  await saveSettings(page);
+
+  const guest = await visitAsGuest(browser, '/');
+  await expect(guest.locator(INACTIVE_ADMIN_SCRIPT_SELECTOR)).toBeAttached();
+  expect(await guest.content()).toContain(INACTIVE_IP_COMMENT);
+  await guest.context().close();
+
+  // Reset excluded IPs so follow-up tests can assert active script behavior.
+  await page.goto('/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=simpleanalytics&tab=ignore-rules');
+  await page.fill('[name="simpleanalytics_excluded_ip_addresses"]', '');
+  await saveSettings(page);
+});
+
 test('adds a script with collect do not track enabled', async ({ page, browser }) => {
   await asAdmin(page);
   await page.goto('/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=simpleanalytics&tab=advanced');