50 WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts To Make Your Live Easier

Visualmodo
Aug 29, 2017 · 4 min read

Knowing your computer’s keyboard shortcuts can enhance productivity manifolds. Similarly, your efficiency of working on WordPress can also get an instant boost if you know how useful certain keyboard shortcuts can be. Especially for the people who don’t like to switch between keyboard and mouse continuously, these keyboard shortcuts can prove nothing less than a blessing.

50 WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts To Make Your Live Easier

There are dozens of shortcuts for editing content, taking certain actions or just navigating around WordPress. So, let’s check out the comprehensive list of almost all the WordPress keyboard shortcuts that I’ve prepared for users who want to get things done efficiently.

Basic navigation

Moving around WordPress and its options is same as navigating any other website.

You just need the Tab, Arrow, Enter and the Backspace keys for that purpose. Below is an explanation of how to use each of these keys for navigation.

Tab

When you’ll press Tab it’ll move you to the next clickable link/option on the page starting from the top. You can press it multiple times to move from one option to another. In case you want to move back, hold Shiftand press Tab.

Arrow keys

←, →, ↑ and ↓ will let you scroll through the post content.

Enter

When you want to confirm a dialog box or access an option, simply pressEnter.

Backspace

Backspace moves you back to the previous page. You can hold Shift and press Backspace to move forward a page.

Post Editing

This where the fun begins. Learning all the post editor shortcuts will help you edit and format your content quickly. Below are all the content management, editing and formatting shortcuts you’ll need to create content on WordPress.

Content management

Highlight content per characterShift + ← / →Highlight content per wordCtrl + Shift + ← / →Highlight above/below lineShift + ↑ / ↓Select all contentCtrl + APaste content without formattingCtrl + Shift + V

Content formatting

Strikethrough textShift + Alt + DInsert linkCtrl + KRemove linkShift + Alt + SApply heading 1Shift + Alt + 1Apply heading 2Shift + Alt + 2Apply heading 3Shift + Alt + 3Apply heading 4Shift + Alt + 4Apply heading 5Shift + Alt + 5Apply heading 6Shift + Alt + 6Apply paragraph formattingShift + Alt + 7Start bullet listShift + Alt + UStart numbered listShift + Alt + OBlockquoteShift + Alt + QApply code formattingShift + Alt + XApply Address formattingShift + Alt + 9Align centerShift + Alt + CAlign rightShift + Alt + RAlign leftShift + Alt + LJustifyShift + Alt + JAdd mediaShift + Alt + MToggle toolbarShift + Alt + ZInsert Page Break tagShift + Alt + PInsert Read More tagShift + Alt + TEnable/disable Distraction free modeShift + Alt + WOpen helpShift + Alt + H

Comments

WordPress also has dedicated shortcuts for comment moderation section to make it easy to manage comments. However, you’ll first have to enable the keyboard shortcuts for the comment moderationsection before using them. Here’s how to do it:

Go to your WordPress user profile and enable the option “Enable keyboard shortcuts for comment moderation”. This will activate all the shortcuts that I have listed below. Do keep in mind that each user profile must manually enable these shortcuts before using them.

Comment navigations

J and K keys are the only keys you’ll need to navigate the comments.

Pressing Jwill move you down in the comments, If no comments are selected, then the first one will be selected, K will move you up in the comments.

Also, if you reach the bottom, J will move you to the next page. And then Kwill move you back to the previous page.

Comment actions

Below are some single key shortcuts that will work when a comment or multiple comments are highlighted:

Approve commentAMark as spamSMove to trashDUndo recent actionZUnapprove commentUReply to commentREnable quick editQOpen comment editing screenE

Apply actions in bulk

There are some shortcuts you can use to apply bulk actions to manage the comments section. You can find these in the following:

Select all commentsShift + XApprove all selected commentsShift + ATrash selected commentsShift + TPermanently delete selected commentsShift + DMark selected comments as spamShift + SUnapprove selected commentsShift + URestore select commentsShift + Z

Ending thoughts

These keyboard shortcuts will definitely help you be productive while managing your website through WordPress. I rarely use the mouse while editing the content, and apart from a tiny delay in highlighting the content; I never had any problem.

If you know other useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts or WordPress tips and tricks, share with us in the comments.

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