Editor Shortcuts
In the WordPress visual editor you can use a
combination of keys to do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad or other input device. Rather than reaching for
your mouse to click on the toolbar, you can use the following keyboard
shortcuts:
Windows and Linux use "Ctrl + letter", Mac uses "Command (⌘)
+ letter".
Ctrl + key
Letter
|
Action
|
c |
Copy |
v |
Paste |
a |
Select all |
x |
Cut |
z |
Undo |
y |
Redo |
b |
Bold |
i
|
Italic |
u |
Underline |
k |
Insert/edit link |
Alt + Shift + key
The following shortcuts use a different key combination: Windows/Linux:
"Alt + Shift (⇧) + letter". Mac: "Ctrl + Option (alt ⌥)
+ letter". (Macs running any WordPress version
below 4.2 use "Alt + Shift (⇧) + letter").
Letter
|
Action
|
n |
Check Spelling (This requires a
plugin.) |
l |
Align Left |
j |
Justify Text |
c |
Align Center |
d |
Strikethrough |
r |
Align Right |
u |
• List |
a |
Insert link |
o |
1. List |
s |
Remove link |
q |
Quote |
m |
Insert Image |
w |
Distraction Free Writing mode |
t |
Insert More Tag |
p |
Insert Page Break tag |
h |
Help |
x |
Add/remove code tag |
1 |
Heading 1 |
2 |
Heading 2 |
3 |
Heading 3 |
4 |
Heading 4 |
5 |
Heading 5 |
6 |
Heading 6 |
9 |
Address |
Formatting Shortcuts
Formatting Shortcuts while using visual editor (Since Version 4.3)
Letter
|
Action
|
* |
Start an unordered list |
- |
Start an unordered list |
1. |
Start an ordered list |
1) |
Start an ordered list |
## |
H2 |
### |
H3 |
#### |
H4 |
##### |
H5 |
###### |
H6 |
> |
transform text into blockquote |
--- |
horizontal line |
|
transform text into code block |
Editor width in Distraction Free Writing mode
Ctrl + |
Wider |
Ctrl - |
Narrower |
Ctrl 0 |
Default width |
Keyboard
Shortcuts for Comments
Beginning with WordPress Version 2.7, the
ability to use keyboard shortcuts to browse and moderate comments was
introduced. These keyboard shortcuts are designed to save time by allowing you
to rapidly navigate and perform actions on comments. If your blog gets a large
number of comments, you will find these shortcuts especially useful.
Activating
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are enabled on a per-user setting, and can be turned on
by visiting the Profile panel in Administration > Users > Your Profile. Check the Keyboard Shortcuts checkbox to enable
keyboard shortcuts for comment moderation.
Please note, the keyboard shortcuts are designed to use both hands,
simultaneously, on a QWERTY style keyboard layout.
The Meaning of
Selected
The keyboard shortcuts are used for navigation and for actions. For any
action to affect a comment, that comment must be first selected. The
comment that is considered selected is indicated with a light-blue
background. By default, no comment is selected, so, you will need to press
either the letter j key, or letter k key, to start navigating.
Navigating comments is accomplished with the j and k keys.
When you first visit the Comments page, no comments is selected, so, first
press the letter j, or the letter k, to select the first comment.
After that, just press the letter j to move the select to the next
comment.
- Pressing j moves the
current selection (light-blue background) down.
- Pressing k moves the
current selection (light-blue background) up.
Note that if you come to the bottom of a page of comments and press j
again, you will be taken to the next page and the first comment of that next
page will be selected. Likewise, pressing k at the top of a comment page
will zoom you to the previous page, selecting the comment at the bottom of that
previous page. This makes it very easy to navigate through a long list of
comments to perform the necessary actions.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Perform Actions on Comments
For one of these actions to affect a comment, make sure the comment is first
selected (see above).
- Pressing a
approves the currently selected comment.
- Pressing s marks the
current comment as spam.
- Pressing d moves the
comment to the trash (WordPress 2.9) or deletes
the current comment.
- Pressing z restores
the current comment from the trash or activates the Undo when that row is
selected.
- Pressing u unapproves the currently selected comment, placing it
back into moderation.
- Pressing r initiates
an inline reply to the current comment (you can press Esc to cancel
the reply).
- Pressing q activates
"Quick Edit" which allows for rapid inline editing of the
current comment.
- Pressing e navigates
to the edit screen for the current comment.
Bulk Actions
You can also perform an action on multiple comments at once. First, you'll
need to select the comments for the bulk action, using the x key to
check the checkbox for the currently selected comment. Shift-x can be
used to toggle the checkboxes, inverting their state. Once you have some
comments checked:
- Pressing Shift-a approves
the checked comments.
- Pressing Shift-s
marks the checked comments as spam.
- Pressing Shift-d
deletes the checked comments.
- Pressing Shift-u unapproves the checked comments.
- Pressing Shift-t
moves the checked comments to the Trash.
- Pressing Shift-z
restores the checked comments from the Trash.
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