{"id":7,"date":"2015-09-18T00:56:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T00:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/lb\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:52:49","slug":"examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some examples to illustrate the different settings for LeechBlock. If you need further assistance, try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapatalk.com\/groups\/leechblock\/\">community support forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Example1\">Example 1: Block Sites During Set Time Periods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example2\">Example 2: Block All Sites With Some Exceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example3\">Example 3: Block Sites After Time Limit On Some Days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example4\">Example 4: Block Sites During Set Time Periods And After Time Limit Outside Those Time Periods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example5\">Example 5: Block Sites After Time Limit But Only Within Set Time Periods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example6\">Example 6: Block Sites All Day On Weekdays And After Time Limit On Weekends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example7\">Example 7: Block YouTube Front Page Only On Weekdays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example8\">Example 8: Delay Access To Some Sites On Weekdays<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example1\">Example 1: Block Sites During Set Time Periods<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> from 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm on weekdays only (i.e., no blocking at the weekend).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0900-1200,1300-1700<\/code> into the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example2\">Example 2: Block All Sites With Some Exceptions<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block all dot-com sites except <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and all subdomains of <em>anothersite.com<\/em> between 8pm and 6am every day of the week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>*.com +somesite.com +*.anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0000-0600,2000-2400<\/code> into the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Sun<\/code> <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> <code>Sat<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/exceptions\/\">exceptions<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/wildcards\/\">wildcards<\/a> can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/\">FAQ pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example3\">Example 3: Block Sites After Time Limit On Some Days<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> after browsing them for more than 10 minutes in every hour on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>10<\/code> into the field for the time limit and select <code>hour<\/code> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example4\">Example 4: Block Sites During Set Time Periods And After Time Limit Outside Those Time Periods<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> from 10:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays only, but you also want to block these sites after browsing them for more than an hour over the course of a whole day (on weekdays only).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>1030-1630<\/code> into the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>60<\/code> into the field for the time limit and select <code>day<\/code> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example5\">Example 5: Block Sites After Time Limit But Only Within Set Time Periods<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> after browsing them for more than 15 minutes in every hour, on any day of the week, but only between 8am and 2pm (i.e., you want to be able to browse these sites without any time limit before 8am and after 2pm).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0800-1400<\/code> into the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>15<\/code> into the field for the time limit and select <code>hour<\/code> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods AND after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Sun<\/code> <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> <code>Sat<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example6\">Example 6: Block Sites All Day On Weekdays And After Time Limit On Weekends<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> all day on weekdays and you also want to limit your time on these sites to 2 hours in total at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Create one block set with these settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0000-2400<\/code> into the field for the time periods (or just click the &#8220;All Day&#8221; button).<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Create another block set with these settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time periods.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>120<\/code> into the field for the time limit and select <code>week<\/code> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Sun<\/code> <code>Sat<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example7\">Example 7: Block YouTube Front Page Only On Weekdays<\/h4>\n<p>You want to block the front page of YouTube all day on weekdays, but still allow access to individual videos and channel pages.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>youtube.com +youtube.com\/watch +youtube.com\/channel<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0000-2400<\/code> into the field for the time periods (or just click the &#8220;All Day&#8221; button).<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/exceptions\/\">exceptions<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/wildcards\/\">wildcards<\/a> can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/faq\/\">FAQ pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"Example8\">Example 8: Delay Access To Some Sites On Weekdays<\/h4>\n<p>You want to delay access to <em>www.somesite.com<\/em> and <em>www.anothersite.com<\/em> for 60 seconds on weekdays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <code>somesite.com anothersite.com<\/code> as the domain names of the sites to block.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>0000-2400<\/code> into the field for the time periods (or just click the &#8220;All Day&#8221; button).<\/li>\n<li>Leave blank the field for the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>within time periods OR after time limit<\/code> as the condition for when to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Select <code>Mon<\/code> <code>Tue<\/code> <code>Wed<\/code> <code>Thu<\/code> <code>Fri<\/code> as the days on which to block the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Delaying Page&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some examples to illustrate the different settings for LeechBlock. If you need further assistance, try the community support forum. Example 1: Block Sites During Set Time Periods Example 2: Block All Sites With Some Exceptions Example 3: Block Sites After Time Limit On Some Days Example 4: Block Sites During Set Time Periods &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/examples\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Examples<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6LSwm-7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":910,"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proginosko.com\/leechblock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}