{"id":13457,"date":"2020-09-30T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=13457"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:50:12","slug":"wordpress-keyboard-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-keyboard-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"50+ Most Useful WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you know your way around WordPress, you have probably realized that formatting the textual portions of your website \u2013 especially posts \u2013 can take up a great deal of time, especially if you are using your mouse and the formatting buttons in the editor. Fortunately, WordPress allows for various ways of saving time using WordPress keyboard shortcuts. And while text formatting is certainly one of the most common uses of keyboard shortcuts in WordPress, it\u2019s not the only one, as you\u2019ll see.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In this article, we will show you some of the shortcuts we find the most useful, both for PC and Mac users. This is what we will be discussing:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#text-formatting-shortcuts\">Text Formatting Shortcuts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#selection-and-navigation-shortcuts\">Selection And Navigation Shortcuts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#block-shortcuts\">Block Shortcuts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#comment-shortcuts\">Comment Shortcuts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#global-shortcuts\">Global Shortcuts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"text-formatting-shortcuts\"><\/a>Text Formatting Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Firstly, text formatting works much the same in WordPress as in other text editors. If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/pcguide101.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC user<\/a>, the commands you are probably familiar with are <strong>Ctrl + X<\/strong>, <strong>Ctrl + C<\/strong> and <strong>Ctrl + V<\/strong> for <strong>cut<\/strong>, <strong>copy<\/strong> and <strong>paste<\/strong>, <strong>Ctrl + B<\/strong> for <strong>bold<\/strong>, <strong>Ctrl + I<\/strong> for <em>italic<\/em>, and <strong>Ctrl + U<\/strong> for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">underlined<\/span> text.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The ones you may not be quite as familiar with are <strong>Ctrl + K<\/strong> to introduce a hyperlink to selected text, and <strong>Ctrl + Shift + K<\/strong> to remove it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]For a Mac user, these are, of course, different.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Command + x<\/strong>, <strong>c<\/strong>, and <strong>v<\/strong> for <strong>cut<\/strong>, <strong>copy<\/strong> and <strong>paste<\/strong>, <strong>Command + b<\/strong>, <strong>i<\/strong> and <strong>u<\/strong> for <strong>bold<\/strong>, <em>italic<\/em> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">underline<\/span>, and <strong>Command + k<\/strong> to introduce a link.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"selection-and-navigation-shortcuts\"><\/a>Selection And Navigation Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To easily select all the text, you can use <strong>Ctrl + A<\/strong>. If you are using the Gutenberg block editor, this will select all the text in the block you&#8217;re working on. Pressing it again will select all the blocks. To deselect anything, simply press <strong>escape<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are a Mac user, use <strong>Command + a<\/strong> to select all and <strong>Esc<\/strong> to clear selection.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To move the cursor to the beginning of the previous or subsequent word, use <strong>Ctrl + arrow<\/strong>. <strong>Left (\u2190)<\/strong> arrow will move your cursor to the beginning of the current (or, if it is already there, previous word), while <strong>right (\u2192)<\/strong> arrow will do the same for subsequent words.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]For Mac users, the command is <strong>Command + arrow<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can also select any text using <strong>Ctrl + Shift + arrow<\/strong>. <strong>Left (\u2190)<\/strong> and <strong>right (\u2192)<\/strong> arrows will select anything up to the next word in either direction, while <strong>up (\u2191)<\/strong> and <strong>down (\u2193)<\/strong> will select anything up to the next or subsequent paragraph. <strong>Home<\/strong> will bring your cursor to the beginning of the current row, while <strong>End<\/strong> will bring it to the end.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]On a Mac, use <strong>Command + Shift + arrow<\/strong> instead to select anything from the cursor to the beginning or the end of the row, or from the cursor to the beginning or the end of the document, while <strong>Home<\/strong> and <strong>End<\/strong> key functions remain the same.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"block-shortcuts\"><\/a>Block Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you are using the <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/introduction-to-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor\/\">Gutenberg block editor<\/a>, you might find these block-specific shortcuts especially useful.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To add a new block, simply press <strong>Enter<\/strong>. To change the block type immediately after starting a new block, press the slash key: \/. To duplicate a selected block, use <strong>Shift + Alt + D<\/strong>. To add a block before the one you are currently editing, the shortcut you need is <strong>Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong>, and to add a new block after the one you are currently editing, press <strong>Ctrl + Alt + Y<\/strong>. Finally, you can delete a selection (a block or multiple blocks) using <strong>del<\/strong> or <strong>backspace<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are using a Mac, these shortcuts are slightly different: <strong>Enter<\/strong> and \/ still add new blocks and change their type, <strong>Command + Shift + D<\/strong> duplicates a selected block, while <strong>Command + Option + T<\/strong> and <strong>Command + Y<\/strong> introduce new blocks before and after the selected one, while <strong>Control + Option + Z<\/strong> removes the selected blocks.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"comment-shortcuts\"><\/a>Comment Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There are also several shortcuts used for content management in WordPress. The important thing about this group of shortcuts is that they have to be specifically activated for the user to be able to use them to moderate content. You can do this by navigating to any user profile through your left-hand side menu and ticking the appropriate checkbox.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-Comments.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Keyboard Shortcuts Comments\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-Comments.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-Comments-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-Comments-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]When logged in, the user will be able to use these shortcuts when moderating comments.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To navigate between comments, use the <strong>J<\/strong> and <strong>K<\/strong> keys to cycle between comments.<strong> J<\/strong> will move the selection one comment up, and<strong> K<\/strong> down.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once a comment is selected, you can use <strong>A<\/strong> to approve the selected comment, <strong>S<\/strong> to mark it as spam, <strong>D<\/strong> to delete the comment, <strong>U<\/strong> to unapprove it, <strong>R<\/strong> to reply to the selected comment or <strong>E<\/strong> to edit it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can also perform bulk actions on comments. Press <strong>X<\/strong> to tick the checkbox on any comment. Once you are satisfied with your selection, use <strong>Shift + A<\/strong> to approve selected comments, <strong>Shift + S<\/strong> to mark them as spam, <strong>Shift + D<\/strong> to delete them, and <strong>Shift + U<\/strong> to unapprove them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once you have made a selection, you can press <strong>Shift + X<\/strong> to toggle your selection \u2013 uncheck those comments which are checked, and check those left unchecked.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]These <a href=\"https:\/\/mackeeper.com\/blog\/mac-keyboard-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortcuts also work for Mac devices.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"global-shortcuts\"><\/a>Global Shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To find your way around your editor more easily, you might want to introduce some of these shortcuts into your repertoire: to navigate between parts of the editor, use <strong>Shift + Alt + N<\/strong> and <strong>Shift + Alt + P<\/strong> to move forward and back between parts of the editor and <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M<\/strong> to switch between Visual and Code editor modes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]For Mac users, these are <strong>Option + Control + N<\/strong> and <strong>Option + Control + P<\/strong> to navigate forward and back and <strong>Command + Option + Shift +M<\/strong> to switch between Visual and Code editor modes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, if you need a quick overview of all the available shortcuts, you can see it using the shortcut shortcut: <strong>Alt + Shift + H<\/strong> for PC and <strong>Option + Control + H<\/strong> for Mac. If you are in your post or page editor, this will cause all the shortcuts to appear in a popup window.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Keyboard Shortcuts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Keyboard-Shortcuts-620x443.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]And there you go! We are confident these shortcuts will cut down significantly on your post formatting time. You can trust us: after all, we use them every day!<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to save time on writing, editing, and moderating your posts? 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