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Supported URL Patterns ​

Below are the supported URL patterns (not 100% battle tested):

  1. Steven Black hosts.
    • 0.0.0.0<whitespace character><url>
  2. Exact URLs
    • http[s]://<subdomain><url>.<tld>
  3. Wildcard URLs, including known paths.
    • <url>/*
    • <url>/<known path>/*
  4. URLs without protocol.
    • <subdomain>.<url>.<tld>
  5. URLs without subdomain.
    • http[s]://<url>.<tld>
  6. Partial keyword URLs.
    • <url>/[<keyword>, <...>]

Examples ​

Steven Black Hosts ​

plaintext
0.0.0.0 facebook.com

Exact URLs ​

plaintext
https://react.dev/reference/react

Wildcard URLs ​

For example, this would block any URL under youtube.com.

plaintext
youtube.com/*

In the editor, the /* part of the URL should be highlighted:

Wildcard example

URLs Without Protocol ​

plaintext
www.linkedin.com

URLs without subdomain ​

plaintext
https://github.com

Partial Keyword URLs ​

  1. For example, this will block any URL under google.com that contains "linkedin"
plaintext
google.com/[linkedin]

In the editor, the /[<keyword>] part of the URL will be highlighted.

Partial keyword example 2

  1. This example will block any path under google.com that contains either "linkedin" or "stackoverflow" but not both.
plaintext
google.com/[linkedin, stackoverflow]

In the editor, the /[<keyword>, <keyword>] part of the URL will be highlighted. Each keyword will be highlighted.

Partial keyword example 2

Missing a Pattern? ​

If there is a pattern that is not supported but you want it, please post a new issue for it to be considered in a future update. Be descriptive and provide thorough examples.