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Pattern editor

A pattern is a string of text to match URLs or apps.

To edit a pattern, click the pencil icon.

Type

Choose the pattern type.

The choices are:

  • Starts With matches any URL starting with the string.
  • Ends With matches any URL ending with the string.
  • Contains matches any URL containing the string.
  • Glob. Treats asterisks * as wildcards. There is an implicit * before and after the given string.
    • For example, example will match any url containing example, e.g. example.org and notexample.com.
    • For example, foo*bar will match foobaz.com and notfoobarbaz.org
  • Regex, i.e. regular expressions. Offers the most flexibility. For help creating these, follow our Regex Guide.

Text

Fill in the text that will match a URL.

Click confirm to apply the changes.

To cancel, click the cancel button.