diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9cc3a20..e15e740 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ CLAUDE.md
 
 # UI mockups and temporary files
 docs/ui-mockups/
-*.html
-*.zip
 
 # Obsidian developer documentation (external reference)
 obsidian-developer-docs/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd0c560..e1f83c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Internal
+- **Consistency fixes flagged in post-audit review**
+  - `addExcludedHeading` and `addExcludedPhrase` in `src/main.ts` routed their catch blocks through `console.error(...)`, while every other catch in the file uses `this.log(..., errorMessage(error))`. Updated the two outliers to match. Behavior change: the diagnostic message is now visible only when the user has debug logging enabled (the user-facing `Notice('Failed to add ...')` is unchanged). Pre-fix the message printed unconditionally; post-fix it's debug-gated like every other error path in the file.
+  - Removed `*.html` and `*.zip` rules from `.gitignore`. The `*.html` rule was redundant with the `docs/ui-mockups/` directory rule that already catches every HTML file in the working tree; the `*.zip` rule was a Phase-0-era defense-in-depth concern that the CI release pipeline made obsolete (the pipeline produces no zips). Removing both means future intentional HTML or zip files won't be silently swallowed.
+
 ## [1.7.1] - 2026-05-13
 
 ### Internal
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 75b9819..39268e0 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ export default class CustomSelectedWordCountPlugin extends Plugin {
 			(this.app as AppWithInternals).setting.openTabById(this.manifest.id);
 
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error adding excluded heading:', error);
+			this.log('Error adding excluded heading:', errorMessage(error));
 			new Notice('Failed to add heading to exclusion list');
 		}
 	}
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ export default class CustomSelectedWordCountPlugin extends Plugin {
 			(this.app as AppWithInternals).setting.openTabById(this.manifest.id);
 
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error adding excluded phrase:', error);
+			this.log('Error adding excluded phrase:', errorMessage(error));
 			new Notice('Failed to add phrase to exclusion list');
 		}
 	}