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Wildcards let you allow or block groups of websites by keyword, without listing each URL individually. Add a word surrounded by asterisks — *keyword* — to match any domain or subdomain that contains that word.
Wildcards match website domains and subdomains only. They do not match URL paths — anything after .com, .org, and similar extensions. For example, *google* matches google.com and maps.google.com, but does not match example.com/google.

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How Wildcards Work

games added to an Allow list Scenes demonstrating the use of wildcards in a Scene

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Add a Wildcard to a Scene

  1. Go to the Scenes tab in GoGuardian Teacher and open the Scene you want to edit.
  2. In the site search field, enter the keyword surrounded by asterisks — for example, *google*.
  3. Click Add to add the wildcard rule to the Scene.
  4. Click Save to apply the changes.
  5. Confirm the wildcard entry appears in the Scene’s site list. Optionally, use the Check if a Website is Blocked tool on the GoGuardian Teacher homepage to test the rule against a specific URL.

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Resources

Scenes Overview

Review how Allow List and Block List Scenes work, including the website checker.

Components of a Scene

Review Advanced Filtering for exceptions to wildcard rules.
Last modified on July 15, 2026