diff --git a/internal/fsurls/fsurls.go b/internal/fsurls/fsurls.go
index c9e1cc5..bb4af0e 100644
--- a/internal/fsurls/fsurls.go
+++ b/internal/fsurls/fsurls.go
@@ -682,18 +682,34 @@ func isURLIgnored(u string, patterns []string) bool {
 	if len(patterns) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	for _, p := range patterns {
+	for _, raw := range patterns {
+		p := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
 		if p == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		// simple contains or wildcard suffix/prefix match
-		if p == u || strings.Contains(u, p) {
+		// No wildcards: exact or substring match
+		if !strings.ContainsAny(p, "*?") {
+			if u == p || strings.Contains(u, p) {
+				return true
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		// Glob-style: allow '*' to span slashes by converting '*' -> '**'
+		dsPat := strings.ReplaceAll(p, "*", "**")
+		if ok, _ := doublestar.PathMatch(dsPat, u); ok {
 			return true
 		}
-		// doublestar path-like match for full URL string
-		if ok, _ := doublestar.PathMatch(p, u); ok {
+		// Regex fallback: '*' -> '.*', '?' -> '.'
+		if re, err := wildcardToRegex(p); err == nil && re.MatchString(u) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func wildcardToRegex(pattern string) (*regexp.Regexp, error) {
+	escaped := regexp.QuoteMeta(pattern)
+	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, "\\*", ".*")
+	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, "\\?", ".")
+	return regexp.Compile("^" + escaped + "$")
+}
diff --git a/internal/fsurls/fsurls_test.go b/internal/fsurls/fsurls_test.go
index 79dd8eb..de6ae81 100644
--- a/internal/fsurls/fsurls_test.go
+++ b/internal/fsurls/fsurls_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ func TestCollectURLs_FromTestFiles(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected API URL %s to be ignored via .slinkignore", u)
 		}
 	}
+	// URLs matching *acme* should be ignored
+	acmeSamples := []string{
+		"https://acme.com/logout",
+		"http://sub.acme.example/logout",
+		"https://docs.acme.dev",
+	}
+	for _, u := range acmeSamples {
+		if _, ok := urls[u]; ok {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %s to be ignored via *acme* pattern", u)
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Verify .slinkignore path ignores: file under ignore-me should not contribute
 	for u, files := range urls {
diff --git a/testdata/test2_acme.md b/testdata/test2_acme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323d314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/test2_acme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Here are some example URLs that should be ignored by pattern *acme*:
+
+- https://acme.com/logout
+- http://sub.acme.example/logout
+- https://docs.acme.dev