WordPress keyboard shortcut help you to keep your hand on the keyboard itself without losing the ability to select text, formatting or even moderate your comment section, to help you be as productive while working on your WordPress site, we have provided the most useful list of WordPress shortcut keys for Windows and Mac also you can download this shortcut for better learning in PDF and Excel Format
WordPress Shortcut Keys For Windows And Mac
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts to Select Text
| CTRL + A |
select all text |
| Shift + Left/Right |
select one letter to the right/left |
| CTRL + Shift + Right/Left |
select one word to the right/left |
| CTRL + Shift + Up/Down |
select one line above/below |
| Shift + Home |
select all text until the beginning of the current line |
| Shift + End |
select all text until the end of the current line |
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts to Select Text:-
| Cmd + A |
select all text |
| Shift + Left/Right |
select one letter to the right/left |
| Cmd + Shift + Right/Left |
select one word to the right/left |
| Cmd + Shift + Up/Down |
select one line above/below |
| Shift + Home |
select all text until the beginning of the current line |
| Shift + End |
select all text until the end of the current line |
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts to Manipulate Selected Text
| CTRL + C |
Copy the selected text |
| CTRL + X |
Cut the selected text |
| CTRL + V |
Paste the selected text |
| CTRL + Shift + V |
Paste the selected text without any formatting |
| CTRL + B |
Bold |
| CTRL + I |
Italics |
| CTRL + U |
Underline |
| CTRL + K |
Insert a link |
| ALT + Shift + L |
Align left |
| ALT + Shift + R |
Align right |
| ALT + Shift + J |
Justify |
| ALT + Shift + C |
Align center |
| ALT + Shift + D |
Apply strikethrough |
| ALT + Shift + A |
Another way to insert a link |
| ALT + Shift + O |
Starts an ordered list |
| ALT + Shift + U |
Starts an unordered list |
| ALT + Shift + S |
Removes a link |
| ALT + Shift + Q |
Creates a quote |
| ALT + Shift + X |
Adds a code tag |
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts to Manipulate Selected Text
| Cmd + C |
Copy the selected text |
| Cmd + X |
Cut the selected text |
| Cmd + V |
Paste the selected text |
| Cmd + Shift + V |
Paste the selected text without any formatting |
| Cmd + B |
Bold |
| Cmd + I |
Italics |
| Cmd + U |
Underline |
| Cmd + K |
Insert a link |
| Option + CTRL + L |
Align left |
| Option + CTRL + R |
Align right |
| Option + CTRL + J |
Justify |
| Option + CTRL + C |
Align center |
| Option + CTRL + D |
Apply strikethrough |
| Option + CTRL + A |
Another way to insert a link |
| Option + CTRL + O |
Starts an ordered list |
| Option + CTRL + U |
Starts an unordered list |
| Option + CTRL + S |
Removes a link |
| Option + CTRL + Q |
Creates a quote |
| Option + CTRL + X |
Adds a code tag |
Other Windows WordPress Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
| CTRL + Z |
Undo |
| CTRL + Y |
Redo |
| ALT + Shift + M |
Opens the Add Media screen |
| ALT + Shift + W |
Enables Distraction Free Writing mode |
| ALT + Shift + T |
Inserts a More tag |
| ALT + Shift + P |
Inserts a page break |
| ALT + Shift + H |
Opens the help screen |
| ALT + Shift + Z |
Expands the WordPress Editor formatting bar |
| Shift + Enter |
Move down in the editor one line without inserting a full line break. |
Other Mac WordPress Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
| Cmd + Z |
Undo |
| Cmd + Y |
Redo |
| Option + CTRL + M |
Opens the Add Media screen |
| Option + CTRL + W |
Enables Distraction Free Writing mode |
| Option + CTRL + T |
Inserts a More tag |
| Option + CTRL + P |
Inserts a page break |
| Option + CTRL + H |
Opens the help screen |
| Option + CTRL + Z |
Expands the WordPress Editor formatting bar |
| Shift + Enter |
Move down in the editor one line without inserting a full line break. |
Keyboard Shortcuts in Action :-
| Typing some text |
| Using CTRL + Shift + Left to select the last word |
| Hitting CTRL + B to bold it |
| Using ALT + Shift + R to right-align everything |
| Using CTRL + Z to undo both those actions |
| J |
moves the current selection down (if you’re at the bottom of the page, it will also skip to the next page) |
| K |
moves the current selection up |
| X |
adds a check mark (this is helpful for performing bulk actions) |
| Shift + X |
toggles the check mark on or off for all comments |
Once We have selected one or more comments, you can perform actions by using another set of shortcuts:-
| A |
approves the comment |
| S |
marks the comment as spam |
| D |
deletes the comment |
| Z |
restores the comment from trash |
| U |
unapproves the comment |
| R |
starts a reply to the comment |
| Q |
opens the quick edit screen to edit the comment |
| E |
opens the full edit screen |
If We have multiple comments selected, we can also use Shift + those previous commands to perform the action on multiple comments. Suppose
| Shift + A |
approves all the selected comments |
| Shift + S |
marks all the selected comments as spam |
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