diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 226206a..5392d67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-## 0.3.4
-- Added exclude classes, methods, functions into avoid_returning_widgets,avoid_unused_parameters, cyclomatic_complexity, function_lines_of_code, no_empty_bloc, number_of_parameters 
-- Changed exclude parameter name into unction lines of code from excludeNames to exclude
-
-## 0.2.4
-
+## 0.3.0
+- Added `exclude` parameter for the following lints:
+  - `avoid_returning_widgets`
+  - `avoid_unused_parameters`
+  - `cyclomatic_complexity`
+  - `function_lines_of_code`
+  - `no_empty_bloc`
+  - `number_of_parameters`
+- BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed `excludeNames` parameter to `exclude` for `function_lines_of_code` lint.
 - Fixed an issue with `prefer_early_retrun` for throw expression 
 
 ## 0.2.3
diff --git a/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifier_parameter.dart b/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifier_parameter.dart
index 8fb0535..c886a7f 100644
--- a/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifier_parameter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifier_parameter.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ExcludedIdentifierParameter {
   /// Constructor for [ExcludedIdentifierParameter] model
   const ExcludedIdentifierParameter({
     required this.methodName,
-    required this.className,
+    this.className,
   });
 
   ///
diff --git a/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifiers_list_parameter.dart b/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifiers_list_parameter.dart
index fcde7ac..48a45d4 100644
--- a/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifiers_list_parameter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifiers_list_parameter.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ class ExcludedIdentifiersListParameter {
     for (final item in excludeList) {
       if (item is Map) {
         exclude.add(ExcludedIdentifierParameter.fromJson(item));
+      } else if (item is String) {
+        exclude.add(
+          ExcludedIdentifierParameter(
+            methodName: item,
+          ),
+        );
       }
     }
     return ExcludedIdentifiersListParameter(
@@ -47,6 +53,12 @@ class ExcludedIdentifiersListParameter {
     for (final item in excludeList) {
       if (item is Map) {
         exclude.add(ExcludedIdentifierParameter.fromJson(item));
+      } else if (item is String) {
+        exclude.add(
+          ExcludedIdentifierParameter(
+            methodName: item,
+          ),
+        );
       }
     }
     return ExcludedIdentifiersListParameter(
@@ -56,10 +68,10 @@ class ExcludedIdentifiersListParameter {
 
   /// Returns whether the target node should be ignored during analysis.
   bool shouldIgnore(Declaration node) {
-    final methodName = node.declaredElement?.name;
+    final declaredName = node.declaredElement?.name;
 
     final excludedItem = exclude.firstWhereOrNull(
-      (e) => e.methodName == methodName || e.className == methodName,
+      (e) => e.methodName == declaredName || e.className == declaredName,
     );
 
     if (excludedItem == null) return false;
diff --git a/lib/src/lints/no_empty_block/models/no_empty_block_parameters.dart b/lib/src/lints/no_empty_block/models/no_empty_block_parameters.dart
index 1ed023b..42f1eb4 100644
--- a/lib/src/lints/no_empty_block/models/no_empty_block_parameters.dart
+++ b/lib/src/lints/no_empty_block/models/no_empty_block_parameters.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:solid_lints/src/common/parameters/excluded_identifiers_list_parameter.dart';
 
-/// A data model class that represents the "no empty block" input
+/// A data model class that represents the "no empty block" lint input
 /// parameters.
 class NoEmptyBlockParameters {
   /// A list of methods that should be excluded from the lint.
diff --git a/lint_test/analysis_options.yaml b/lint_test/analysis_options.yaml
index 2989d61..ffabfbe 100644
--- a/lint_test/analysis_options.yaml
+++ b/lint_test/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ custom_lint:
         - class_name: Exclude 
           method_name: excludeMethod
         - method_name: excludeMethod
+        - simpleMethodName
+        - SimpleClassName
     - newline_before_return
     - no_empty_block:
       exclude:
diff --git a/lint_test/avoid_unused_parameters_test.dart b/lint_test/avoid_unused_parameters_test.dart
index 4511de7..b4eb7bd 100644
--- a/lint_test/avoid_unused_parameters_test.dart
+++ b/lint_test/avoid_unused_parameters_test.dart
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ void excludeMethod(String s) {
   return;
 }
 
+// no lint
+void simpleMethodName(String s) {
+  return;
+}
+
 class Exclude {
   // no lint
   void excludeMethod(String s) {
@@ -224,3 +229,15 @@ class Exclude {
     return;
   }
 }
+
+class SimpleClassName {
+  // no lint
+  void simpleMethodName(String s) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+// expect_lint: avoid_unused_parameters
+  void simpleMethodName2(String s) {
+    return;
+  }
+}