21+ Most Useful Time Saving WordPress Shortcuts

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Visual Post Editor

• Ctrl + b = Bold
• Ctrl + i = Italic
• Ctrl + c = Copy
• Ctrl + v = Paste
• Ctrl + x = Cut
• Ctrl + a = Select All
• Ctrl + z = Undo
• Ctrl + y = Redo
• Ctrl + [number] = Insert heading sizes, e.g. CTRL+1 = <h1>, CTRL+2 = <h2>.
• Alt + Shift + n = Check Spelling
• Alt + Shift + l = Align Left
• Alt + Shift + j = Justify Text
• Alt + Shift + c = Align Center
• Alt + Shift + d = Strikethrough
• Alt + Shift + r = Align Right
• Alt + Shift + u = Unordered List
• Alt + Shift + a = Insert link
• Alt + Shift + o = Numeric List
• Alt + Shift + s = Remove link
• Alt + Shift + q = Quote
• Alt + Shift + m = Insert Image
• Alt + Shift + w = Full screen distraction free writing mode
• Alt + Shift + t = Insert More Tag
• Alt + Shift + p = Insert Page Break tag
• Alt + Shift + h = Rich text editor help

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Plain Text Editor

• Ctrl + c = Copy
• Ctrl + v = Paste
• Ctrl + x = Cut
• Ctrl + z = Undo
• Ctrl + y = Redo
• Ctrl + p = Print
• Alt + Shift + p = Publish
• Alt + Shift + f = Fullscreen distraction free writing

WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts for Comments Screen

If you receive a lot of comments then you can moderate comments quickly using keyboard shortcuts for comment management. However these shortcuts are not enabled by default. To enable these keyboard shortcuts you need to go to Users » Your Profile and check Keyboard Shortcuts check box. Save your profile and go back to comments screen in admin area. The available shortcuts are:

• J = Next comment (moves the current selection down)
• K = Previous comment (moves the current selection up)
• A = Approve comment
• U = Unapprove comment
• D = Delete comment
• R = Reply comment
• Q = Quick edit a comment
• Z = Restore Comment from Trash or Undo if you Delete a comment

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