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This guide walks you through creating a plan that blocks distracting websites during work hours. By the end, you’ll have a working plan that keeps you focused.

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Open the Plan Wizard

Click Add a Plan in the top-right corner of the Plans tab.

Click 'Add a Plan' to open the Plan Wizard

The Plan Wizard opens — a guided setup that walks you through every option.

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Step 1: Add Targets

Choose what to block. Websites and applications are on a single page — add everything you want to target in one step.
  1. Under Websites, click Add Site and type a URL like facebook.com or tiktok.com
  2. Under Applications, click Add App to block desktop apps (optional)
  3. Toggle Block Computer to block your entire PC instead of specific targets

Step 1 — Add websites and applications to block

You don’t need to type https:// or www. — just the domain name. FocusMe handles the rest.
Click Next.

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Step 2: Set Your Schedule

Choose when the plan runs: For this guide, choose Weekly Schedule and set it to your work hours (e.g., Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM).

Step 2 — Choose a schedule mode

Each time interval defaults to Block mode. You can change intervals to other rule modes (Time Limit, Session Limit, Screen Breaks) if you want different behaviour at different times of day — see Rule Modes for details. Click Next.

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Step 3: Configure Rule Settings

If all your intervals are set to Block, this step is skipped automatically — there’s nothing to configure. If you used Time Limit, Session Limit, or Screen Break modes on any interval, this step lets you configure them (e.g., how much time to allow, session duration, break length).

Step 3 — Rule mode configuration (skipped if all intervals are Block)

Click Next.

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Step 4: Set Protection

Protection determines how hard it is to stop or modify your plan. Set the stop challenge for when the plan is active: You can also set a separate stop challenge for when the plan is on standby (outside schedule hours), protect disabled plans from editing and deletion, configure stop delays, and control whether pausing is allowed.
Enforced mode means you genuinely cannot turn off blocking until the plan’s schedule allows it. Start with Password or Random Chars until you’re comfortable with the system.

Step 4 — Set protection

Click Next.

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Step 5: Plan Details

Enter a name for your plan (e.g., “Work Focus”) and optionally add a description.

Step 5 — Name your plan and configure notifications

Configure notification preferences:
  • Status Change — when the plan starts or stops
  • Soon Starting / Soon Ending — advance warnings
  • Fixed Intervals — periodic reminders that the plan is active
Click Done to create your plan.

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Your Plan is Live

Your plan now appears in the Plans list.

Your new plan in the Plans dashboard

If you set a weekly schedule, it will activate automatically at the times you configured. If you chose Focus Session, click Start to begin. While the plan is active:

What you see when a website is blocked

  • Blocked websites show a “blocked” page in your browser
  • Blocked applications are prevented from opening
  • The system tray icon shows the plan status
  • You can see remaining time (if using a time limit or session)

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What’s Next?

Block Applications

Learn how to block desktop apps alongside websites.

Protect Your Plan

Make your plans harder to bypass when temptation strikes.

Track Your Time

See how you spend your screen time with FocusMe’s built-in statistics.

Sync Across Devices

Use the same plans on your work and home computers.