Do you know that WordPress has its own keyboard shortcuts?
Speed up your post formatting with these useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts are nothing new. In fact, you most likely use all these Keyboard shortcuts daily. In this article, we’ll share useful WordPress keyboard shortcuts that may help speed up the process.
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Letter Action
Ctrl+c Copy
Ctrl+x Cut
Ctrl+v Paste
Ctrl+a Select all
Ctrl+z Undo
Ctrl+y Redo
Ctrl+b Bolt
Ctrl+i Italic
Ctrl+u Underline
Ctrl+k Insert/edit link
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Letter Action
Shift + Alt +1 Heading 1
Shift + Alt +2 Heading 2
Shift + Alt +3 Heading 3
Shift + Alt +4 Heading 4
Shift + Alt +5 Heading 5
Shift + Alt +6 Heading 6
Shift + Alt +l Align left
Shift + Alt +v Align center
Shift + Alt +r Align right
Shift + Alt +j Justify
Shift + Alt +d Strikethrough
Shift + Alt +q Blockquote
Shift + Alt +u Bulleted list
Shift + Alt +o Numbered list
Shift + Alt +a Insert/edit link
Shift + Alt +s Remove link
Shift + Alt +m Insert/edit image
Shift + Alt +t Insert Read More tag
Shift + Alt +h Keyboard Shortcuts
Shift + Alt +x Code
Shift + Alt +p Insert Page Break tag
Shift + Alt +w Distraction-free writing mode
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When beginning a new paragraph with one of these formatting shortcuts followed by the space, the formatting will be applied automatically. Press Backspace or Escape to undo.
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- Bulleted list
- Numbered list
1) Numbered list
The following formatting shortcuts are replaced when pressing Enter. Press Escape or the Undo button to undo.
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Letter Action
Alt + F8 Inline toolbar (when an image, link or preview is chosen)
Alt + F9 Editor menu (when enabled)
Alt + F10 Editor toolbar
Alt + F11 Elements path
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To move focus to different buttons use Tab or the arrow keys. To return focus to the editor press Escape or use one of the buttons.
Feel free to leave a comment if you know some more WordPress keyboard shortcuts.