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You do not have to block a whole site. FocusMe can block a section, a page or a feature while the rest of the domain stays open, or block the domain while one section stays open.

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How matching works

Step 1 What to block, with a row expanded into its TYPE / VALUE / MATCH editor

Every website entry has a type and a match. Click any row on What to block to edit them. Addresses are compared without https:// or www., so write entries without them.

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Method 1: Block a section by path

Add the path you want blocked as a URL entry with Contains:
Everything else on those domains stays available.

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Method 2: Block the domain, allow a section

For the reverse, block the whole site and put the section you need on the allow list. Allow list entries always take priority over the block list.
  1. On What to block, with Blocked selected, add facebook.com
  2. Switch the segmented control to Allowed and add facebook.com/messages
  3. Click Next and finish the wizard as usual
If you try to add the same entry to both lists, FocusMe tells you it is Already on the allow list, which takes priority. or Already on the block list. and offers to move it.
If an allow entry is rejected with a Blocked: message, Similarity protection (under Advanced) considers it too close to a blocked entry. Lower the level, or make the allow entry more specific.

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Method 3: Keyword matching on page titles

A Keyword entry is checked against the page title as well as the address, which catches content whose address is unpredictable:
  • Shorts — blocks YouTube Shorts wherever they appear
  • Reels — blocks Instagram Reels
  • The name of a show or game
Keep keywords specific: a short word can appear in the titles of pages you need.

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Method 4: Regex

For pattern matching, set the row’s match to Regex:
This blocks Shorts, the feed and trending pages but allows ordinary video pages, channels and search. Learn more about Regex → Learn more about blocking websites →